CHICAGO — American Airlines is retiring its remaining McDonnell Douglas MD-80 aircraft, as the airline modernizes its fleet with newer, more fuel-efficient planes. So long silver bird. Next stop ...

Allegiant Air retired the last of its MD-80 planes last week. Pictured is an MD-80 plane at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas in 2016. [JAMES BORCHUCK | Times, 2016] By .

It’s the end of an era for American Airlines’ Super 80 planes. The carrier flew its last revenue flight of the classic McDonnell Douglas MD-80 on Wednesday.

Last week, the airline flew its last MD-80 flight with a plane close to 30 years old. The aging planes, which made up 30 percent of the airline's fleet, were notorious for bad fuel efficiency as ...

American Airlines said farewell to its Super 80 planes on Wednesday after the carrier flew its last revenue flight of the classic McDonnell Douglas MD-80. Latest U.S.

The MD-82 and MD-83 have 160 seats, and the MD-87 has 130. This February, Iran Airtour has scheduled 716 flights with the MD-82, accounting for 25.8% of the overall total for the MD-80 family as a ...

Alaska Airlines will inspect its MD-80 series aircraft to ensure that a tail mechanism implicated in a crash at the carrier nearly six years ago is being properly maintained, the airline said Friday.

It’s the end of an era for American Airlines’ Super 80 planes. The carrier flew its last revenue flight of the classic McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Wednesday. The aircraft, also called Super 80 by ...

It's the end of an era for American Airlines' Super 80 planes. The carrier is flying its last revenue flight of the classic McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Wednesday.

CHICAGO — It’s the end of an era for American Airlines’ Super 80 planes. The carrier is flying its last revenue flight of the classic McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Wednesday, Sept. 4. The aircraft ...