American Airlines Boeing 767 powered by a pair of GE Aviation CF6-80C2B6 engines catches fire on takeoff at Chicago airport

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American Airlines Flight 383, a Boeing Co 767 bound for Miami with 161 passengers and a crew of nine, was headed down an O'Hare runway at about 2:30 p.m. CDT (1930 GMT) when the right-side engine of the twin-engine jet burst into flames, authorities said.

Footage from Chicago's ABC News affiliate station, WLS-TV, showed the idled plane on the ground with flames and large clouds of black smoke billowing from its right side and emergency slides deployed on the left side. Passengers milled about watching the blaze as fire trucks pumped water on the flames.

Timothy Sampey, assistant deputy fire commissioner, said the mishap could have been much worse.

The plane was fully loaded with 43,000 lbs (19,504 kg) of jet fuel, which was leaking when fire crews reached the jet, Sampey told a news conference later.

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[leon t 0]

major airlines in US are still flying very old aircrafts like the 757s and 767s with an average age of between 25 years to near 30 years old and includes too like the 737-300/400/500.

[Y. J. Foo 0]

major airlines in US are still flying very old aircrafts like the 757s and 767s with an average age of between 25 years to near 30 years old and includes too like the 737-300/400/500.

Not this one though - N345AN is still relatively young at 13 years old.

[JuliusWong 0]

major airlines in US are still flying very old aircrafts like the 757s and 767s with an average age of between 25 years to near 30 years old and includes too like the 737-300/400/500.

There is certain true to this. But The one that crash is no spring chicken, neither an oldies. The current low oil prices has allowed US Big 3 to keep their aircraft for longer, but many are now being replaced progressively. They have placed orders for hundreds of new aircraft, mainly through securing cheap end of line production jets.