SIMPLE FLYING · AIRLINES

UNITED AIRLINES THREW AWAY A DAMAGED 25-YEAR AIRBUS A320, BUT REPAIRED A FUSELAGE-WRINKLED BOEING 767 MUCH OLDER...
On May 16, 2026, a catering truck at Washington Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) hit N470UA, a 25-year-old Airbus A320-200 operated by United Airlines .
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