The oldest aircraft still in operation

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.