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The P-3 Orion remains the USA's main maritime patrol aircraft, and is also finding use in overland surveillance roles despite the fleet's age. Earlier DID articles have noted the extra effort required to preserve the USA's P-3C
A total of 288 currently operating in the u.s. we have 931 worldwide. how about industrywide? is there a concern about this particular jet? >> well, there's a concern about the aging fleet generally. you probably recall the 1988 aloha accident -- >> oh, sure. >> -- which really gave birth to the whole aging aircraft program and there are strict directives that they complied with in inspecting airplanes as they get older. so, this is another very serious data point. this is a very troubling event here. >> okay. the life span of a plane, though, it should not be calculated just in terms of numbe...