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Aircraft deal: In the biggest used-plane sale ever, Delta Air Lines Inc. said it will sell 119 Boeing 727 aircraft it is retiring to a unit of United Technologies Corp. which will convert the airliners into cargo planes. The aging aircraft and 39 spare Pratt & Whitney engines will be sold over the next six years as they are phased out of Delta’s fleet, the airline said. The price was withheld. United Technologies’ Pratt & Whitney unit said it is working with Republic Financial Corp. of Denver to market the aircraft, whose average age is 21 years, after converting them to carry cargo.
