Philippines Civil Aeronautics Board will ground all commercial aircraft that are more than 20 years old, on December 2002

In an attempt to improve its poor safety record, the Philippines Civil Aeronautics Board will ground all commercial aircraft that are more than 20 years old, on December 2002. There have been 20 major crashes in the Philippines since 1980, and the ban will affect more than 50 aircraft--mainly DC-9s...

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