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Dallas Morning News5y
American Airlines makes the final flight of the MD-80 'Silver Bullet' one to remember
the company had more than 360 MD-80s after acquiring them in its merger with TWA and other airlines. By the beginning of 2019, it only had 30 in the fleet, according to American's annual report.
Forbes5y
The Last Ever American Airlines MD-80 Flight: Is The Golden Age Of Flying Behind Us?
An American Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-83 seen rocketing out of Los Angeles Int'l airport. (Photo ... More by Fabrizio Gandolfo/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) For many this simply ...
Time5y
American Airlines Is Retiring a Plane That Pilots and Passengers Both Love and Hate
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 ...
Seattle Times5y
American Airlines says goodbye to MD-80 jetliner after 36 years
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 ...
Houston Chronicle8y
MD-80, the workhorse of the skies, is fading away
As summer draws to a close, American ... MD-82 crashed while departing Madrid, killing 154 people, after pilots had incorrectly configured the plane for takeoff. In January 2000, an Alaska ...