LOT Polish Airlines Flight 7 increased engine wear, since the engines were under greater load. NK-8-4 engines were not reliable enough. Warranty service life was only 5000 hours, and about half of LOT engines failed after 2000–3000 hours. Because of this, Polish pilots often called the Il-62 "flying coffins". In spite of the low reliability, the airline decided to increase overhaul life intervals to reduce the frequency of repairs, which were carried out in Soviet factories and quite expensive. LOT sent a letter to the Ilyushin Design Bureau containing the results of a test in which it was found that the engines could operate normally
Airline (brand) the original JB Hutto Airline beyond the first reissue, Eastwood Guitars released the "Airline '59 Custom" two and three pickup models in December 2008, which come with striped pickguards and rubber bound bodies, in the spirit of the originals. Airline (brand) Airline was a store brand of consumer electronics and musical instruments originally marketed and sold by American retailer Montgomery Ward via their catalog and brick and mortar stores. Products included radios, televisions, record players, guitars and amplifiers, similar to the way Sears branded their competing line of consumer electronics and instruments Silvertone. In the early 2000s, the Eastwood Guitar