Decommission of PLAAF’s Su-27 has started.First contract for a batch of 24 Su-27 was signed on June 14, 1990 and after 19 years of service; it is not surprising to note that first batch has already reached its end-of-service-life. The original SU-27 airframe only has a stated service life of 5000 hours. I can see this being part of an argument for a stronger domestic aviation industry; you don’t