A Boeing 767-300 from United Airlines with 33 years of operations, it will return to operating for the company after seven months, during which time it underwent maintenance after suffering serious damage to its fuselage. 

To recall, on July 29, 2023, aircraft registration N641UA suffered serious damage to the front part of its fuselage during landing at Houston International Airport.

A Boeing 767-300 of United Airlines, registered N641UA, reliant Newark to Houston, at the same level as the fuselage during its arrival. pic.twitter.com/cU231ahfrl

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At the time, the NTSB report pointed out that the aircraft suffered 'an abnormal force', causing serious damage to the fuselage as a result of the strong impact of 1,4 g of the front wheel, resulting in raids and substantial damage, putting the operational life of the aircraft. 

After the incident, many people and experts took the retirement of N641UA for granted, mainly due to the repair cost for a plane with more than three decades of operations, but apparently this was not a problem for United, which will have the veteran in its fleet in the coming weeks. Now, the aircraft will undergo air and ground test flights.

Faced with the atypical decision to keep an old plane in its fleet, United is betting on keeping the 767 until mid-2025, when the company will receive the Airbus A321XLR, a plane that will fulfill the same role as the 767-300 that can currently be used on routes long and narrow. 

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