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Military versions were bought by many countries, continuing in service until after the outbreak of World War I in 1914. Two restored examples – one in the United Kingdom and one in the United States – of original Blériot XI aircraft are thought to be the two oldest flyable aircraft in the world.
Still in operation Colombia: American concern during World War II over the German shares of the airline (as it was founded by Germans and Colombians), forced SCADTA to merge in 1940 with the smaller state-owned SACO to form Avianca [a] – making it thereby the de facto "Second oldest airline by foundation date", though the claim remains ...
Finnish flag carrier Finnair celebrates its 100th anniversary on November 1, having been founded in 1923 as a seaplane service, while the Czech Republic’s flag carrier Czech Airlines made its ...
Airline service entry Number built In service [1] [b] Airbus A220: Canada 2 2013 2016 395 (December 2024) [2] 360 (December 2024) Airbus A320 family: Multinational 2 1987 1988 11,524 (as of June 2024) [2] 9,779 (December 2024) Airbus A330: Multinational 2 1992 1994 1,809 (September 2023) [2] 1,194 (December 2024) [2] Airbus A330neo ...
Former Air Force aircraft, acquired in return for the release of seven HC-130H aircraft to the United States Forest Service for use as aerial tankers. [citation needed] C-37A: Gulfstream USA Jet VIP transport Manned 1997 [citation needed] 1 [citation needed] VIP transport for high-ranking members of the Department of Homeland Security and U.S ...
Plane Talk: Compared with average since 1999, the typical in-service aircraft is 15 months older – at 14 years 10 months ... says the average aircraft is 14 years 10 months old at the end of ...
As of February 2025, there were 426 Boeing 747 aircraft in active airline service, comprising 1 747-100, 2 747SPs, 16 747-200s, 1 747-300, 256 747-400s, and 150 747-8s. These aircraft are listed by airline operators and variant in the following table.
This is a list of aircraft by date and usage.The date shown is the introduction of the first model of a line but not the current model. For instance, while "the most popular" aircraft, such as Boeing 737 and 747 were introduced in 1960x, their recent models were revealed in the 21st century.