claim: "we're flying 1987 planes with 1987 technology."
author: sean duffy
evidence_1: sep 6, 2017 ... u.s. rep. sean duffy, r-wis., says “we're flying 1987 planes with 1987  technology.” we check it out.
evidence_2: aug 23, 2017 ... here are some the ways airports were different back in 1987: ... considering it  was their planes and passengers that were most at ... while we take wi-fi and  cell technology for granted now, “imagine arriving after a long flight, ...
evidence_3: airbus-pioneered fly-by-wire controls are standard in the airline industry. ... it  seems logical now that after the a300 and the a310, the next aircraft in line  should be the a320. ... projects in development in the late 1970s were  widebodies: a high-capacity twin and a smaller, ultra ... groundbreaking fly-by- wire technology.
evidence_4: aug 28, 2017 ... a look back at how the airline industry has changed since 1987. ... sections, but  confined spaces made the latter a technical designation. ... “those overhead bins  were initially netting [in early airplane models], and didn't even ...
evidence_5: planes, trains and automobiles is a 1987 american comedy film written,  produced, and ... they share a three-day odyssey of misadventures trying to get  neal home to chicago from ... neal's amusement turns to anger when del  reveals he used neal's credit card to rent the car after their cards were  accidentally switched.