Qantas has struck a deal to sell 44 of its old planes to specialist aircraft maintenance provider AerFin but says it will keep flying the Boeing 737, which first entered its fleet in 2002, until the mid-2030s.
Last year, the airline began replacing the oldest planes in its fleet of 79 Boeing 737-800 aircraft with new Airbus A321 XLRs as part of its $15 billion spending plan.
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