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		discordance on Jan 13, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Japan ANA Boeing 737-800 flight turns back due to ... For a fair comparison, this should be measured against flight hours per manufacturer

krallja on Jan 13, 2024 | [–]

Takeoff/landing cycles, actually. Cruising at high altitude is much less rough on the airframe (including windows) than the strains that happen when changing altitude.

jbverschoor on Jan 13, 2024 | [–]

A quick search gave me 12K vs 10K planes. I couldn't find the actual hours or number of flights

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