The jet “basically was American Airlines,” Gomez said. At its 2002 peak, 362 of the MD-80 aircraft made up 44% of the carrier’s fleet. “If American kept the Super 80 until I’m 65, I’d ...

The jet “basically was American Airlines,” Gomez said. At its 2002 peak, 362 of the MD-80 aircraft made up 44% of the carrier’s fleet. ... The MD-80 lacked a central window post, ...

An MD-80 series jet landed around 11:25 a.m. at Bremerton National Airport in calm, sunny weather, making a south-to-north approach and slowing to a stop with 1,500 feet of runway to spare.

Delta Air Lines will be the last US passenger airline to retire its MD-80 fleet in June. Take a look back at the all-American 'Mad Dog' jet.

Still, the originally unwanted, and mostly unloved MD-80 arguably saved two companies – American and McDonnell Douglas, though the aircraft maker eventually was bought by rival Boeing in 1997.

The MD-80 series also formed the foundation of American Airlines' fleet for nearly three decades. At one point the airline flew more than 360 of the jets for destination-to-hub flights all over ...

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.

American Airlines celebrated an end of an era Wednesday with its final flight of an MD-80 passenger jet, a workhorse that once accounted for half its fleet. Over the last 37 years, Fort Worth ...

N984TW (line number 2287) was the final MD-80 ever produced, having been delivered to TWA in December 1999. Later, the jet joined American’s fleet after the two airlines merged.

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 ...

Just eight airlines worldwide still operate passenger MD-80 flights. advertisement. ... the world) as a passenger jet. Over a ...

An American Airlines MD-80 lands at Jones Riverside Airport on Friday. American Airlines donated the jet to the Tulsa Technology Center's aviation center at the airport.