Today we will talk about the planes that have más añthe the «más old» and that toúIt is still in operationón flying around the world.
Many times on social networks one reads comments that X Aerol planesínea «They're Old» or if you avión is bad because «is old», but ¿cuándo is considered an avión old?
as we have seen, jamáyes it should judge a birdón because of his age, factor that is not decisive to consider it good, safe the beautiful, it's simply a número, in aviationóThere are no other factors.
Cycles and flight hours, are the núgroupers that matter and that determineáin haste withándo an ancestorócan't fly. For example an avión which was built in 1980, but it has few flight hours and cycles, couldíto continue flying until 40 o más años, while an avión of the 2010, in a period of 12 años ya podríto have fulfilled his life úuseful flight cycles and hours, ¿interesting, right?
as we see, everything isá in the use that the aerosolílines facing the planes and in their responsible maintenance, not on the date of your first flight or age.
Planes with más añthe old onesún flying
Afterés to review some important data that allows us to understand better than an avióYou can't say it disparagingly «viejo» just because of his age or first flight, It is time to review the list of aircraft with más añthose whoún isán flying around the world.
It is important to note that this list is the mostás updated possible secún informationón from various sources and in this period of time pandémonkey, some of them mayíhave already stopped flying without us knowing or couldístill reactivate más ahead:
Airplane | First flight | Años | |
1 | Bleriot XI | 1909 | 114 |
2 | Douglas C-47 Skytrain HK-1315 | 1942 | 81 |
3 | Douglas C-53C Skytrooper | 1943 | 80 |
4 | Lockheed L-188 Electra C-FBAQ Buffalo Airways | 1959 | 64 |
5 | Lockheed L-188 Electra C-FBAQ Buffalo Airways | 1960 | 63 |
6 | Lockheed L-188 Electra C-FBAQ Buffalo Airways | 1962 | 61 |
7 | Douglas DC-9-30 TSM XA-VFS Aircraft | 1967 | 56 |
8 | Douglas DC-9-30 TSM XA-UPS Aircraft | 1969 | 54 |
9 | Boeing 747-100 Iran Air Force | 1969 | 54 |
10 | Boeing 737-200 Force Aéarea of Perú FAP354 | 1970 | 53 |
11 | Boeing E-8C | 1970 | 53 |
12 | Twin Otter F-OIJI | 1970 | 53 |
13 | DC10-30CF Project Orbis | 1973 | 50 |
14 | Boeing 737-200 (G-GNLK) Nolinor Aviation | 1974 | 49 |
15 | Boeing 737-200 Conviasa | 1976 | 47 |
16 | Boeing 737-200 Nolinor C-GNLK | 1976 | 47 |
17 | Boeing 737-200 Nolinor C-GNLE | 1977 | 46 |
18 | Boeing 737-200 Venezuelan | 1978 | 45 |
19 | Boeing 747-200 Caspian Airlines | 1978 | 45 |
20 | Boeing 737-200 Air Inuit | 1979 | 44 |
21 | Boeing 747SP Saudia Arabian Royal Flight | 1979 | 44 |
22 | Boeing 737-200 Air Inuit’s C-GMAI | 1980 | 43 |
23 | Airbus A300B2 Iran Air | 1980 | 43 |
24 | Boeing 737-200 Force AéEcuadorian Area FAE630 | 1980 | 43 |
25 | Boeing 727-200 National Guard of México XC-NPF | 1981 | 42 |
26 | Boeing 737-200 Nolinor C-GNLN | 1983 | 40 |
27 | Boeing 767-200 Eastern Airlines | 1984 | 39 |
28 | Iran Air Airbus A300 EP-IBG | 1986 | 37 |
29 | Eastern Airlines Boeing 767-200 N605KW | 1986 | 38 |
30 | Boeing 757-200 Delta Airlines | 1987 | 37 |
31 | Boeing 757-200 Jet2 | 1987 | 38 |
32 | Eastern Airlines Boeing 767-200 N603KW | 1987 | 36 |
33 | Eastern Airlines Boeing 767-200 N602KW | 1987 | 36 |
34 | De Havilland Canada DHC-8-100 Air Inuit | 1988 | 35 |
35 | Mahan Air Airbus A300 EP-MNG | 1989 | 34 |
36 | Iran Airtour Airbus A300 EP-MNI | 1989 | 34 |
37 | Aeroregional 737-400 HC-CXU | 1989 | 33 |
38 | Eastern Airlines Boeing 767-200 N604KW | 1990 | 33 |
Surely there are other airplanes of más añthose or close in age to those hereí published that isén flying on some aerolídenies, forces toéreas, aeroclubes, reconstructioníof the museums, but your informationón could not be obtained or is not pública. So if you have anyún additional data, you can leave it in the comments.
¿Volarías in a reviewóAre you at this age or have you ever flown in one?? Cuétell me in the comments.
There are some clamps that can fly 25, z.b. the D-EBMX at BMW, the oldest German aircraft still capable of flying (1927) or the D-EJOL at the LSG Hanns Klemm in Eutingen making its first flight 1934 had.
Awesome information, thank you!
Bolivian airlines
How old are they on average??
the dc3 of villavicencio colombia still fly in the colombian plains
How old are you?
Hello there! very good report. At 2020 was in Ezeiza (and then left for Peru) and Antonov AN 12 by Cavok Air with 49 year old. It passed very high by my city (Córdoba) and I felt its noise, although I couldn't locate it visually.
Sure those engines sound unlike anything you've heard before.
Uuuuhhh friend thanks. Well I think I've flown in the 737-200 of Venezuelan and conviasa….I had already noticed the wrinkles…
They are wrinkles of experience
Boeing 737-200 de AVIATSA HR-MRZ, have 39 years of service. His first flight was in March 1983.
excellent data! thanks for including it.
Interesting, you could do a similar article with the oldest aircraft with Ecuadorian registration that are in operation?
Hi Gabi, yes it could be an interesting topic, sure there are many smaller aviation planes with several years still operating.