NYT > U.S. News Azriel Blackman, Airline Mechanic for 80 Years, Dies at 100 Par : Richard Sandomir 29 août 2026 à 17:09 With a career commemorated by Guinness World Records, he started as an apprentice in 1942 and worked on a panoply of propeller-driven and jet aircraft until he retired in 2022. © Chang W. Lee/The New York TimesAzriel “Al” Blackman, then 91, in 2017, the year American Airlines, his longtime employer, dedicated a Boeing 777-200 in his name.