Aircraft Retirement Age Drops—Again

Credit: Bombardier
When a person can retire young, it is a good thing, but the early retirement of aircraft has consequences for the aviation industry when it occurs in larger numbers, as is the case now for commercial jets. For each year from 1997-2008, the average and median retirement age for commercial jets were...

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