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At least for a little while. Until the bugs are shaken out of their bright shiny new plane. Which they haven't been yet, but will be, soon, I'm sure. And even thought that new plane probably won't serve the role as well as this older plane. But that's okay, because the new plane is new, so it's better. Or it will be. Once it works. <\/p>\n

So, yeah, that old plane they wanted to retire years ago, so that they could start training maintenance crews on the new plane, that hasn't actually been deployed yet, because it doesn't work? They appear to need to keep it around. Even if, y'know, that kind of mission isn't very exciting or sexy. Which is why the old plane really needs to go, and the new plane do its job. Sort of. But probably not as well. But newer. But not yet.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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At least for a little while. Until the bugs are shaken out of their bright shiny new plane. Which they haven't been yet, but will be, soon, I'm sure. And even thought that new plane probably won't serve the role as well as this older plane. 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