American Airlines Announced MD-80 Retirement in September

by Matt Falcus June 26, 2019

written by Matt Falcus June 26, 2019

It’s been a long time coming, but the end is finally in sight for American Airlines’ McDonnell Douglas MD-80 fleet.

The airline has announced that the type will be retired fully from its fleet on September 4, when the last 26 examples still flying will be flown off to the desert for parting out and scrapping (or maybe onward sales if they’re lucky!).

The MD-80 has served American well since its introduction in the 1980s, and was the largest fleet of the type operated by any airline at its peak.

Over the past few years the type has been dwindling, with many examples being flown off to Roswell, New Mexico, for storage and scrapping every month. Now, with newer Airbus A321 and Boeing 737-800 types entering the fleet, it’s time for the MD-80 to retire.

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Final Services

The final services to be operated by the aircraft on September 4, before their retirement are:

Flight	Date	Departure	Time	Arrival	Time
1449	Sept. 3	GRR	1425	DFW	1606
2372	Sept. 3	SAT	1955	DFW	2110
2257	Sept. 3	MSY	1943	DFW	2122
1010	Sept. 3	DFW	2034	STL	2218
267	Sept. 3	DFW	2226	TUL	2329
2454	Sept. 4	ICT	0500	DFW	0615
2180	Sept. 4	AMA	0500	DFW	0618
2232	Sept. 4	LBB	0500	DFW	0627
2586	Sept. 4	PNS	0500	DFW	0656
2200	Sept. 4	CLE	0540	DFW	0732
2891	Sept. 4	VPS	0545	DFW	0754
2338	Sept. 4	MFE	0615	DFW	0755
2540	Sept. 4	OMA	0600	DFW	0758
2605	Sept. 4	RDU	0600	DFW	0758
2326	Sept. 4	DSM	0600	DFW	0800
2185	Sept. 4	SAT	0700	DFW	0814
2500	Sept. 4	CVG	0629	DFW	0802
1999	Sept. 4	STL	0730	DFW	0924
1538	Sept. 4	VPS	0719	DFW	0934
1038	Sept. 4	ICT	0810	DFW	0937
2335	Sept. 4	ABQ	0650	DFW	0938
80	Sept. 4	DFW	0900	ORD	1135