One of the most prolific aircraft types to ever fly for American ... Airlines MD-80s retired in the last day of their service. The legendary polished aluminum tri-color livery of American’s MD ...

It’s the end of an era for American Airlines’ Super 80 ... livery that was introduced in the late 1960s. Most of American’s remaining 26 MD-80s are heading to an airplane boneyard in Roswell ...

Over 360 went to fly for American Airlines, serving as the workhorse of the fleet through the '80s, '90s, and 2000s. Today the MD-80 is not as fuel efficient as new planes, and they cost more to ...

An American Airlines MD-80 was ferried to Roswell International Air Center in Roswell, New Mexico, on Wednesday, September 4, 2019. American is retiring the remainder of its MD-80 fleet ...

After nearly four decades of service, the once-ubiquitous McDonnell Douglas MD-80 will ... with brand-new jets from Boeing and Airbus. By the beginning of 2019, American Airlines was down to ...

Credit: Rick Gershon/Getty Images American Airlines conducted a rare mass-retirement of MD-80 series aircraft in its fleet on Tuesday, sending 20 of them to their resting place in the New Mexican ...

The school held a dedication ceremony for its new M-D 80 aircraft. American Airlines donated the plane so students would have something current to work on as they learn about all its systems and ...

Julio Gomez has flown the MD-80 for his entire 20-year career at American Airlines. But he can’t bring himself to make that final trip into the New Mexico desert. “I just cannot take that airp ...

An era ended at American Airlines on Wednesday as the airline retired the remaining 26 planes of the McDonnell Douglas MD-80 fleet to Roswell, New Mexico. Kerry Philipovitch, senior vice ...

The MD-80's final American Airlines ... color livery that was introduced in the late 1960s. Most of American's remaining 26 MD-80s are heading to an airplane boneyard in Roswell, New Mexico.