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But parent alleges that the 747 is outside of certification requirements, which is demonstrably false.



Neither United nor Delta retrofitted a fuel tank interting system, that's why they retired their 747s earlier than expected.

https://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Advisory_Circular/...

Paragraph 2-8 indicates the dates compliance became mandatory (Dec 26, 2017 with a potential one year extension). There are 747-400s flying in the United States, however they've all had interting systems retrofitted, are foreign registered, or both.




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