A former American Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 is potentially getting a new lease on life. For the first time since its final flight in 2019, the 25-year-old aircraft took to the skies again.

TULSA, Oklahoma -- American Airlines has parked an MD-80, N451AA, on the ramp at their Tulsa Maintenance Base. The engines are plugged and the American logo has been stripped from the aircraft ...

TULSA, Oklahoma -- A retired American Airlines MD-80 passenger jet arrived at the Tulsa Tech campus at Jones Riverside Airport Friday morning. It was the last flight for an American Airlines MD-80.

Of these seven carriers, Iranian operator ATA Airlines is the dominant force, accounting for 1,080 of the McDonnell Douglas MD-80 family's 2,776 scheduled flights (38.9%) in February 2025.

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An American Airlines employee works on an MD-80 jet at the carrier's maintenance facility in Tulsa. TOM GILBERT/Tulsa World An American Airlines MD-80 takes off from Tulsa International Airport.

The plane landed safely, and there were no injuries.At a public hearing last month, investigators for the National Transportation Safety Board said one engine on the American Airlines MD-82 had ...

An American Airlines MD-80 lands at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY) by Grant Wickes) Share Post Share Print Copy Email By Gregory Polek • Senior ...