Last flight of MD-80s next week

[jimntx]

The last flight of an AA MD-80 will occur on 04Sept. It will be flight #80 from DFW to ORD. Upon completion of this flight all remaining MD-80s will be ferried to the desert storage.

A lot of people did not like the 80s, but as a flight attendant who worked First Class predominantly, I loved the MD-80. It was the only narrow-body plane in domestic service that had a decent First Class galley.

https://www.businesstraveller.com/b...erican-airlines-to-retire-last-of-md-80-feet/

 

[cltrat]

I don’t know how accurate it is but I seen a post in another group with enough non revs for that flight to fill the whole fleet of 80,s

 

[swamt]

The last flight of an AA MD-80 will occur on 04Sept. It will be flight #80 from DFW to ORD. Upon completion of this flight all remaining MD-80s will be ferried to the desert storage.

A lot of people did not like the 80s, but as a flight attendant who worked First Class predominantly, I loved the MD-80. It was the only narrow-body plane in domestic service that had a decent First Class galley.

https://www.businesstraveller.com/b...erican-airlines-to-retire-last-of-md-80-feet/

Ya either love em or hate em. Wonder what the cycles are on that last 80 taking to the skies?

 

[jimntx]

CLT you are correct. I looked up the flight 80 on jetnet travel. There may be NO employees on Flt. 80. Flight is oversold and over 200 employees listed for the flight.

 

[eolesen]

Yep, it was the same when my present airline retired a fleet type not too long ago... smart employees bought tickets as soon as they heard which flight it was going to be.

 

[La Li Lu Le Lo]

As someone who worked on mostly 80's and 757's (though I worked on just about every air frame in the fleet) at TULE I am going to be sorry to see the 80's go.

I kinda miss the Fokkers to.

 

[UPNAWAY]

I miss the little Fokkers too.. Flew my shortest commercial flight ever on a F50...

 

[jimntx]

I wonder if the local news is going to cover the flight tomorrow.

 

[dfw gen]

I wonder if the local news is going to cover the flight tomorrow.

the local news generally cover what aa wants them to cover....

 

[swamt]

I wonder if the local news is going to cover the flight tomorrow.

Saw it on the news this morning. Also said party was set up as well.

 

[jimntx]

This link has some interesting MD-80 history that I never knew. For instance, the MD-80s were built at a plant outside St. Louis. I had always assumed they were built at a plant in California.
https://simpleflying.com/aa-md-80-story/

 

[Birdman]

I, and many others moved to overhaul after the 93' layoff, cut our teeth on the MD-80 heavy C in Tulsa. Sheetmetal was a breeze to repair compared to the 737 with no chem-mill to complicate things. Good airplane!

 

[1AA]

This link has some interesting MD-80 history that I never knew. For instance, the MD-80s were built at a plant outside St. Louis. I had always assumed they were built at a plant in California.
https://simpleflying.com/aa-md-80-story/

They were built in Long beach, California. The one thing no one mentioned was that at one time the MD80'S were also being built in China. China had a large order for MD80'S. Only 20 were built in China.
Guess it did not work as planned.

 

[Rogallo]

Ya either love em or hate em. Wonder what the cycles are on that last 80 taking to the skies?

Not sure what the last 80 taking off was but this one went to TUL yesterday.

Acft 501, 82462 hrs, 44388 cycles

Probably put it on a pole out front!