# Airline Pilots / Aviation Junkies. Question about my recent flight issue. **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 8, 2016, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airline-pilots-aviation-junkies-question-about-my-recent-flight-issue/756830 "2016-06-08T14:21:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2016, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airline-pilots-aviation-junkies-question-about-my-recent-flight-issue/756830/21 "2016-06-09T17:11:48Z")
> [@Riemann](#): > > “…although, given how expensive it is to train pilots, the airline always puts \*two \*parachutes on board. But really, don’t worry. We almost never need them.” Nun to Boy Scout: “Don’t worry, I gave the world’s snarkiest pilot your pack back.” ---
**Author:** ![Isilder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/cc9497/32.png) [@Isilder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isilder)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2016, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airline-pilots-aviation-junkies-question-about-my-recent-flight-issue/756830/22 "2016-06-10T08:50:53Z")
> [@Tom\_Tildrum](#): > > FWIW, Allegiant has been the subject of continuing The particular plane in question is a 1986 build, which is quite old, many of the other earlier built ones are already scrapped, and I found about 10 flying, around half in Africa… larger American users of the MD80 series have recently retired much of their MD80/82/83 fleet … even many year 2000 built planes… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airline-pilots-aviation-junkies-question-about-my-recent-flight-issue/756830.md?page=1)