Ozjet suspends flights

[N860CR]

I can understand how it would worry most people (I've become used to it I guess, jumping in 20-30 year old planes everyday) and unfortunatley it was going to be a very hard issue to tackle. O7 could hardly have run an ad campaign saying "we're old but perfectly safe", and we couldn't expect the media to do the right thing by anyone but themselves.

 

[ioki]

TPE <-> HKG tend to be quite a busy route also!

 

[jakeseven7]

Unfortunatley it's misguided opinions like that which forced Ozjet to close its doors. For reference sake, most planes in Australia would be older than that flight attendant, yet we still have one of the worlds best aviation safety records. Accidents are caused by crew error, poor maintenance, poor weather or a combination of those. The age of an aircraft is rarely the cause of an accident.

absolutely agree...
think it is a real shame...

qantas' 767's must be getting on surely??

 

[N860CR]

Most of the QF 76's are 15-18 years old, although a few of them (VH-OGS, VH-OGT, VH-OGU) were built in the later 90's ( 97-98 ). The 743's are even older, dating back to 1984. Some of the 744's also go back to the 80's.

 

[BlacKnox]

TPE <-> HKG tend to be quite a busy route also!

Perhaps, though I doubt options exist every 15-20 minutes that the CTS-HND route affords.

 

[straitman]

Most of the QF 76's are 15-18 years old, although a few of them (VH-OGS, VH-OGT, VH-OGU) were built in the later 90's ( 97-98 ). The 743's are even older, dating back to 1984. Some of the 744's also go back to the 80's.

Certainly a stayer rather than a sprinter. Just a few facts:

# 767-200 - The first model of the 767, launched in 1978 and produced from 1981 to 1994. It entered service with United Airlines in 1982.
# 767-200ER - An extended-range variant first delivered to El Al in 1984. It became the first 767 to complete a nonstop transatlantic journey, and broke the flying distance record for twinjet airliners several times.
# 767-300 - A lengthened 767 ordered by Japan Airlines in 1983 . It first flew on January 14 , 1986 , and was delivered to JAL on that September 25.
# 767-300ER - An extended-range variant of the -300. It flew for the first time in 1986, but received no commercial orders until American Airlines purchased several in 1987. The aircraft entered service with AA in 1988. In 1995, EVA Air used a 767-300ER to inaugurate the first transpacific 767 service.
# 767-300F - A highly-automated air freight version of the 767-300ER, ordered by United Parcel Service in 1993 and delivered in 1995.
# 767-400ER - Another extended long-range variant, made as a niche aircraft for Delta Air Lines and Continental Airlines to replace their L-1011 and DC-10 fleets. It is the only 767 model to feature "raked" wingtips, which increase fuel efficiency. The first production 767-400ER was delivered in 2000.