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This Boeing 767 is just landing in Charlotte, North Carolina USA from Rome, Italy on a cold December afternoon. It's main wheels are firmly on the runway and the wing spoilers have deployed to help slow the airplane down. The nose is will gently touch down momentarily. This aircraft was unloaded, cleaned, refueled, got a main tire replaced, reloaded with fresh food, a new flight crew, and cargo bays full of freight and goodies for Christmas, and a full load of passengers all in about two hours total time. Then, this great old bird blasted back into the dark,wintry sky for the long trip back to Rome, Italy.