American Airlines is retiring the last of its McDonnell Douglas MD-80 fleet today as most of the remaining 26 aircraft take their final flights to Roswell, New Mexico (ROW). The MD-80, also known as the Super 80, was the workhorse of the airline’s fleet throughout the 1980s and beyond.

2019年9月4日 · The retirement of American Airlines' MD-80 marks the end of an era for a plane whose old-school design and noisy rear engines spawned love-hate relationships over the four decades it flew.

American Airlines was the first US major carrier to order the MD-80 when it leased twenty 142-seat aircraft from McDonnell Douglas in October 1982 to replace its Boeing 727-100s. It committed to 67 firm orders plus 100 options in March 1984, and in 2002 its fleet peaked at more than 360 aircraft, 30% of the 1,191 produced.

2019年8月1日 · The MD-80 was originally envisioned as a lengthened and upgraded version of the MD-8. The twin-engined plane is able to carry 150 passengers to a range of 2,550 nmi (4,720 km) on average, although some versions had a more limited capacity and range.

On Wednesday, American retired all of its remaining McDonnell Douglas MD-80s, bidding farewell to the plane that revolutionized short-haul flying for the airline.

2021年9月3日 · US manufacturer McDonnell Douglas produced almost 1,200 aircraft from its rear-engined MD-80 series between 1979 and 1999. Of these, hundreds flew for Fort Worth-based US legacy carrier and one world founding member American Airlines. Let's take a look at American's relationship with the MD-80, and the different variants it operated.

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2019年9月9日 · One of the most prolific aircraft types to ever fly for American Airlines, the McDonnell Douglas MD-80 series, reached the end of the line on September 4 when the carrier sent the last of its...

2019年8月12日 · It has been more than 30 years since the McDonnell Douglas MD-80 made its debut into the commercial aviation industry. And, over the course of its history, the beloved aircraft transported millions of American Airlines customers to destinations across North America.

2024年1月17日 · American Airlines replaced its MD-80s with more fuel-efficient Boeing 737-800s and Airbus A321s. Operating the final revenue flight was a 20-year-old MD-80, with registration N984TW. Rolling out of production in December 1999, N984TW was the final MD-80 to be built.