Re: GSR's First Overland Arrives

David Bromage (dbromage@metz.une.edu.au)
17 Nov 1997 02:16:40 GMT

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Maurie Daly (mauried@commslab.gov.au) wrote:
>In article <346D16E9.4FFA@ibm.net> Bill Hough <brhoughnospam@ibm.net> writes:
>>Date: Fri, 14 Nov 1997 22:28:41 -0500
>>From: Bill Hough <brhoughnospam@ibm.net>
>>Subject: Re: GSR's First Overland Arrives
>
>>Maurie Daly wrote:
>>>
>
>>> The 767s for example are all around 25 years old and there is no sign of them
>>> being replaced, you just need to maintain them properly.
>
>>er, sorry, the first 767s were built around 1982. Ansett got their early
>>ones in 1983.
>
>Yep , your dead right , sorry for the typo , I meant the 747s .

Wrong again. Models such as the 747-100 may be over 25 years old, but
747-400s are still being built. Qantas got its -400s in 1989-90.

Let's go further. There are still DC-3s flying, some on their third set of
engines. Ditto Bell 47 helicopters.

Cheers
David

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