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To: steve harris who wrote (159732)	2/1/2003 5:14:52 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1583339

Airlines consider their fleet old if the average age is more than ten years.....and shuttles have to endure a lot more stress than a plane. I have to believe that age may have played a major factor in the shuttle's breakup as it reentered. These airframes are closely monitored for fatigue. My money is on the damage done when the "foam" hit the left wing surface. You're right about airlines, though .. you don't purchase aircraft like 767s if the expected life is only 10 or 15 years; you'd never recover your investment (airlines never seem to recover their investment anyway -- historically, only a couple of airlines have consistently made money throughout their history, in part because of the huge capital investment, and due to the huge labor force required, as well).