Air Canada May Strip Paint To Cut Aircraft Weight

Air Canada is considering stripping the paint from its Boeing 767s and go with a polished look to cut the weight from its fleet and offset high fuel prices. As a test, the airline's Toronto paint shop is stripping primer and paint from a 767 fuselage, which will then be polished and buffed to give...

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