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June 25, 2019 2:50 pm ET -
American Schedules Last MD-80 Revenue Flight
September 4 is going to be a date many of us will remember. That day American Airlines will retire its remaining 26 McDonnell Douglas MD-80 aircraft, ending a 37-year-long flying career. Unveiled by McDonnell Douglas in 1977 as an evolution…
May 23, 2019 10:00 am ET -
Far East Air Transport Cancels Flights as Aging Aircraft Exceed…
Hundreds of passengers were left stranded throughout Southeast Asia last week as Taiwan's Far East Air Transport abruptly canceled a significant number of flights. Flights to countries such as the Philippines, Vietnam, China, Japan and South Korea were primarily affected…
April 26, 2019 8:00 am ET -
American’s MD-80 Retirement Not Affected By Boeing 737 MAX Grounding
American Airlines was forced to ground its fleet of 24 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft on March 13, 2019, in an effort to comply with an FAA order that came in the wake of the crashes of Ethiopian Airlines flight…
August 21, 2018 2:12 pm ET -
Disappearing into the Desert: American Sends 8 Super 80s to…
As part of its efforts to fully retire its fleet of McDonnell Douglas MD-80s by 2019, American Airlines has sent 8 of its Super 80s, as the airline refers to them, to Roswell International Air Center today where they will…
August 7, 2018 3:22 pm ET -
The Quest for One Last Flight: An Ode to the…
Once a mainstay at the country’s major airports, the McDonnell Douglas MD-80 is one of the most recognizable aircraft in the world. Flying for the likes of Trans World Airlines, Delta Air Lines and, most notably, American Airlines, the aircraft…