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The oldest passenger planes in service took to the skies in the 1970’s and are all Boeing aircraft. The plane has been serving passengers since April 16, 1980. 90% of the oldest planes that still serve commercial flights belong to Boeing and the majority of them are 737 jets. The Bleriot XI was just as successful when flown by other pilots, and it was a rare air meet in Europe that did not feature a Bleriot XI among the prizewinning aircraft. By 1913, Louis Bleriot's factories had delivered no less than 800 examples of the Bleriot XI, an amazing production run for the time, especially for an aircraft priced at about $5,000. Bleriot schools turned out many aviators and, of course, used Bleriot trainers.

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