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Aircraft Life After seeing the proposal to lower aircraft life to years, Pritchard & Abbott, Inc. did some research on aircraft life and found data related to commercial jet aircraft and helicopters. From the Aviation/Flying Website there are articles referencing the age of Aircraft. In 1999 article Northwest Airlines the average age of its fleet was 20 years. An update article from 2005 puts the average age of their fleet at 34 years. From Aircraft Value News we found a 2004 article where ATR is seeking to extend the service life of the ATR42 from the typical 25 to 35 or 40 years. In addition the FAA publishes a table showing average fleet ages by aircraft type. This table ranges from 11 years to 68 years with an overall age of 28.7 years From AVBuyer.com we found a 2006 Helicopter Sales Forecast article that helicopters are generally replaced (Not necessarily at the end of their useful life) at between the ages of 16 to 21 years. The same article points out that there are a significant number of operators that keep helicopters 25 years or more if they were purchased new. In a Congressional Budget Report dated 1995 it points out that the US Army has many Vietnam era helicopters many of which will have to be retained for another 20 years. Although this is not an exhaustive study there is some indication that the life for Aircraft (Including Helicopters) should be greater than 20 years. More data would be necessary to make such a recommendation. We see no indications that the life should be shorter than the current 20 years. Average Aircraft Fleet Age by aircraft type Average Fleet Manufacturer Model Age (Years) AEROSPATIALE ATR-42 18 18 ATR-72 14 14 AIRBUS A300-600 16 16 A300X4 25 25 A310-2CF 24 24 A319-1 11 11 A320-1/2 15 15 BEECH B-1900 12 12 BOEING B-727-1 41 41 B-727-2 30 30 B-737-3 19 19 B-737-4 17 17 B-737-5 15 15 B-737-C 27 27 B-747-1 36 36 B-747-4 16 16 B-747F 29 29 B-747SP 30 30 B-757 16 16 B-767-2 23 23 B-767-3 16 16 B-777 11 11 B707-3C 39 39 B737-1/2 29 29 B737-3/7 13 13 B747-2/3 30 30 BRITISH ACFT. CORP. METROIII 21 21 RJ-200 11 11 RJ-85 11 11 BRITISH AEROSPACE BAE-ATP 17 17 BAE146-1 22 22 BAE146-2 22 22 BAE146-3 19 19 CANADAIR LTD. CL65-600 11 11 CONVAIR CV-580 53 53 CV-600 59 59 CV-640 54 54 DEHAVILAND DHC-7 30 30 DHC8-100 18 18 DHC8-200 11 11 DOUGLAS DC-10-1 32 32 DC-10-15 27 27 DC-10-3 29 29 DC-10-4 34 34 DC-10-F 29 29 DC-3 68 68 DC-6A 51 51 DC-6B 52 52 DC-8-5 43 43 DC-8-5F 42 42 DC-8-61 40 40 DC-8-62 39 39 DC-8-63 38 38 DC-8-6F 39 39 DC-8-71 40 40 DC-8-73 39 39 DC-8-73F 38 38 DC-9-10 41 41 DC-9-15F 41 41 DC-9-20 40 40 DC-9-30 37 37 DC-9-40 38 38 DC-9-50 30 30 DC/MD-80 20 20 MD-11 14 14 MD-87 19 19 MD-90 12 12 EMBRAER EMB 110 26 26 EMB-120 19 19 EMB-145 11 11 FOKKER F-27 35 35 F-28 23 23 F28-1000 35 35 F28-4000 23 23 FOKR 100 16 16 LOCKHEED L-1011 31 31 L-1011 31 31 L-188A 49 49 L-188A 49 49 L-382E 37 37 L-382E 37 37 L1011-5 27 27 L1011-5 27 37 NIHON YS-11 37 37 SAAB SF-340 14 14 28.70588 BTS | TABLE E-8 Average Age of U.S. Commercial Aircraft: 1993-2003 Page 1 of 1 Skip to content Search ABOUT RITA | CONTACT US | PRESS ROOM | CAREERS | SITE MAP BTS Home > Publications > Transportation Statistics Annual Report > 2006 > Chapter 2 Data and Statistics Bookstore TABLE E-8 Average Age of U.S. Commercial Aircraft: 1993-2003 Programs Years, unless noted About BTS Upcoming Press Excel | CSV Releases External Links All commercial aircraft Major airlines aircraft Major airlines share of commercial aircraft (%) 1993 11.6 10.4 82.1 1994 12.2 10.8 79.9 1995 12.4 11.3 76.1 1996 13.2 12.3 72.5 1997 13.5 12.4 78.7 1998 13.6 12.3 77.8 1999 12.9 11.8 78.5 2000 12.8 11.8 78.8 2001 12.3 11.6 82.9 2002 11.7 11.7 77.8 2003 11.0 11.7 72.9 NOTES: Average aircraft age is based on the year that an aircraft was delivered to the original owner from the manufacturer and does not reflect the age of the engines or other parts that may have been replaced more recently. Commercial aircraft are aircraft of air carriers providing scheduled or nonscheduled passenger or freight service, including commuter and air taxi on-demand services. Major airlines includes only commercial airlines with operating revenues greater than $1 billion annually. In 2003 they were: America West Airlines, American Airlines, American Eagle Airlines, ATA Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Continental Airlines, Delta Airlines, DHL Airways, Federal Express, Northwest Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, United Parcel Service, and US Airways. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), calculations using data from USDOT, RITA, BTS, Form 41, Schedule B -43, 1993-2003. Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) • U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT) 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE • Washington, DC 20590 • 800-853-1351 • E-mail RITA Accessibility | Disclaimer | FedStats | Freedom of Information Act | No FEAR Act | OIG Hotline | Privacy Policy | RSS | USA.gov | White House | Wireless Plug-ins: PDF Reader | Flash Player | Excel Viewer | PowerPoint Viewer | Word Viewer | WinZip http://www.bts.gov/publications/transportation_statistics_annual_report/2006/html/chapter_02/ta... 08/21/2008 Federal Aviation Administration - Aircraft Fleet Age Page 1 of 3 FAA.gov Home Average Aircraft Age Average age of aircraft as reported by select Federal Aviation Regulation 121 air carriers to Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) The information on this page is not current. It is produced using calculations from information that is over eight years old and cannot be updated due to the source of the data. Manufacturer Model Average Fleet Age (Years) AEROSPATIALE ATR-42 18 ATR-72 14 AIRBUS A300-600 16 A300X4 25 A310-2CF 24 A319-1 11 A320-1/2 15 BEECH B-1900 12 BOEING B-727-1 41 B-727-2 30 B-737-3 19 B-737-4 17 B-737-5 15 B-737-C 27 B-747-1 36 B-747-4 16 B-747F 29 B-747SP 30 B-757 16 B-767-2 23 B-767-3 16 B-777 11 B707-3C 39 B737-1/2 29 B737-3/7 13 B747-2/3 30 BRITISH ACFT. CORP. METROIII 21 RJ -200 11 RJ -85 11 BRITISH AEROSPACE BAE-ATP 17 BAE146-1 22 http://av-info.faa.gov/GetFleetAge.asp 08/21/2008 Federal Aviation Administration - Aircraft Fleet Age Page 2 of 3 BAE146-2 22 BAE146-3 19 CANADAIR LTD. CL65-600 11 CONVAIR CV -580 53 CV -600 59 CV -640 54 DEHAVILAND DHC-7 30 DHC8 -100 18 DHC8 -200 11 DOUGLAS DC-10 -1 32 DC-10 -15 27 DC-10 -3 29 DC-10 -4 34 DC-10 -F 29 DC-3 68 DC-6A 51 DC-6B 52 DC-8-5 43 DC-8-5F 42 DC-8-61 40 DC-8-62 39 DC-8-63 38 DC-8-6F 39 DC-8-71 40 DC-8-73 39 DC-8-73F 38 DC-9-10 41 DC-9-15F 41 DC-9-20 40 DC-9-30 37 DC-9-40 38 DC-9-50 30 DC/MD-80 20 MD -11 14 MD -87 19 MD -90 12 EMBRAER EMB 110 26 EMB-120 19 EMB-145 11 FOKKER F-27 35 http://av-info.faa.gov/GetFleetAge.asp 08/21/2008 Federal Aviation Administration - Aircraft Fleet Age Page 3 of 3 F-28 23 F28-1000 35 F28-4000 23 FOKR 100 16 LOCKHEED L-1011 31 L-1011 31 L-188A 49 L-188A 49 L-382E 37 L-382E 37 L1011-5 27 L1011-5 27 NIHON YS-11 37 SAAB SF-340 14 firstgov.gov | Privacy Policy | Web Policies & Notices | Site Map | Contact Us | Frequently Asked Questions | Forms U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20591 Readers & Viewers: PDF Reader | MS Word Viewer | MS PowerPoint Viewer | MS Excel Viewer | WinZip http://av-info.faa.gov/GetFleetAge.asp 08/21/2008 Average Fleet Age for Selected U.S. Carriers Page 1 of 2 AirSafe.com Search Critical Information for nmlkj Web nmlkji AirSafe.com the Traveling Public Home Fatal Events Airline Complaints Features Average Fleet Age for Selected U.S. Carriers The following estimated average fleet ages for selected U.S. is based primarily on data provided by the FAA and by AirFleets.net. An aircraft's age is based on the number of years since the aircraft's Complaints production.