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American announces schedule of final MD-80 flights

提交時間：2年之前

Cue the tears! American Airlines has officially released a timetable detailing the final flights of its MD-80 fleet. (www.gatechecked.com) 更多...

Roger Anderson

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mary susan watkins 2年之前 9

well..goodbye old friend..they were the "worker bee" that replaced the 727..the long silver tube with that aa logo was hard to miss!

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Dwight Hartje 2年之前 9

This is a sad event. The final AA Mad Dog flight.
The flight will be Sept. 4th as AA flight 80 from DFW to ORD.
Incidentally, the flight sold out almost instantly.

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Roger Anderson 2年之前 5

I wonder what prices those final tickets sold for...

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Michael Stansfield 2年之前 6

Sorry to see the MD-80 go away. I've flown on MB-80's a few times, I thought it was more comfortable than a Boeing 757 when flying coach.

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D Chambers 2年之前 3

Yup. The reason was the 2-3 configuration. If you sat in the "2" side, there was no middle seat. Even if you are NOT sitting in the middle on the "3", the seats on either side are crowded by the middle passenger, armrest contention etc.

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Tommy Owens 2年之前 4

I'll miss those distinctive landing lights.

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sharon bias 2年之前 4

I wonder why the rush to put them out to pasture when the 737Max's may not be on-line until Christmas? Yeah, they're fuel guzzlers, but at least they can fly paying passengers. I guess I'm assuming AA has enough planes to take their place without cutting more flights.

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Andy Bowland 2年之前 4

Also the FAA is requiring airlines to train pilots in Enhanced Envelopes Training (EET). Which has more in-depth and “real” stall characteristics for high altitude upsets. Apparently AA didn’t update their simulators. The mandatory date is March 2020 for the pilots to complete the EET training.

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sharon bias 2年之前 0

Is American's management hiring Boeing people? The FAA provides rules, gives a reasonable deadline, and the the company doesn't pay attention.

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Dalton Allen 2年之前 4

The companies discontinued produce the parts for all MD80 series. This means more expensive for repair/maintenance. This is main reason why they retire MD80s much sooner than expected.

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ROBERT MILLS JR 2年之前 1

Since it has been approximately 28 years since Eastern stopped flying, it would appear unlikely that any of the older Eastern DC–9 Series -10, -20, -30, -40 and -50 that were built from 1965 thru 1982 (982 total aircraft), would be flying other than in military and government services.
What certainly appears to be killing modern, reliable, commercial aircraft faster than anything else appears to be the more efficient engine designs.
Engines are the most expensive components of commercial aircraft, and, fuel the greatest operating expense.
So, highly efficient twin jets are now the rule and will remain.
Also, new, more efficient engines are being developed much more quickly these days causing the eventual 747 end of production run.
Improved and highly efficient engines make current aircraft with low times and long lives ahead of them prematurely obsolete; because, fuel is the number one cost driver for airlines.
The number crunchers simply show the cost in fuel savings in comparison with the older aircraft, factor in depreciation, reliability, et cetera, and, show that early retirement of completely reliable aircraft is financially astute.

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Bob Edwards 2年之前 4

I wonder if this"80" is one of the birds AA picked up when they acquired Reno Air. If so, this may be the last Eastern Air A/C in regular service.

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ROBERT MILLS JR 2年之前 1

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Andrea Gentilini 2年之前 4

I'll miss maybe the most comfortable plane for short haul routes.

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James Simms 2年之前 3

Flew on an AA MD-80 from BHM to DFW & back. Fairly nice ride from what I remember

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Christian Parada 2年之前 3

I'm glad I got to fly on these more than once.

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Jerry Minor 2年之前 3

Always a very smooth flight. On my last Md-80 flight I was bumped up to First Class from DFW-ABQ, seat 3B.

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Joe Halter 2年之前 2

Well, Delta's still flying them!

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PLANESOLUTIONS 2年之前 2

Just stepped off a B717 flight and always enjoy the 717, MD90, MD88, MD87, MD80 and not so much the DC-9. One of the smoothest rides in the sky, wind noise is a negative and the strange bleed system is annoying. But it's a nice ride (way better than an A320).

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Falconus 2年之前 10

I thought it was a real shame when they ended the 717 program. I like that airplane.

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David Seider 2年之前 2

Agree with you completely!
Boeing rationale: "Not invented here. See ya."

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Mike Collyer 2年之前 1

Agree.

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ADXbear 2年之前 2

Flying will become plain Jane with a couple of models available..like SWA

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ThePumpkin 2年之前 3

The end of the McDonnell Douglas connection in North American Aviation. Another one bites the dust.

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Dave Nesbitt 2年之前 1

The 727 was a safe, comfortable aircraft.
The MD-80 was safe...............good riddance.

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terry gersdorf 2年之前 1

Just booked mine on AA flt 80 DFW-ORD

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Nultech 2年之前 1

Just have to make do with the B-717 like Hawaiian airlines does. Similar configuration, similar economics, good ride.

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mariofer 2年之前 1

One of the few airplanes on which you can carry a normal conversation with the person next to you without having to raise your voice almost two thirds down the aisle.

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darjr26 2年之前 1

160.0, 149.5 and 130.0. Those numbers will be stuck in my head forever. I'm kind of glad.

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Doug Fehmel 2年之前 1

Sad to see the end of an era. Flying on many European Airlines in the 80-90's, chances were good it would be either on an older DC 9, or the more modern MD-80. Whether it be Alitalia, Meridiana, Iberia, Aviaco or SAS. My all time favorite. My wife and I , when flying together, always booked the two seats together.

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mbrews 2年之前 1

Yes, they're rugged and Ive spent many hours on these birds. However, its well past time to trade them in for newer models currently supported by manufacturers. To my surprise, Allegiant phased out their MD series (smaller fleet) in 2018 , in favor of A320 series

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James Simms 2年之前 8

Allegiant was having too many maintenance issues that contributed to their lousy safety image & record.

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Larry White 2年之前 1

Resulting in their unreliable on-time departure/arrival times, customer service, F/A attitudes. One time was enough for me.

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bdarnell 2年之前 1

Time to put the angry puppy to bed. It served well.

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Larry White 2年之前 1

good one,but not a puppy to me,, grown up DC-9.

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Jane Young 2年之前 1

You wouldn't miss that plane if you were a crew member and had to attach the girt bar to the slide to arm one of its' doors.

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Mike Hone 2年之前 1

I flew these for the last 30 years. Always pretty dependable. And I always was in 3E. Loved the bulk head!

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Scott Campbell 2年之前 -6

never cared much for the old bird - now a 747's last flight ...

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Scott Campbell 2年之前 9

Bur i know pilots loved it, becasue she flew like a sports car, and quiet up front

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Larry White 2年之前 1

I preferred the rear seats, usually more room to lay down, and that whine/roar lulled me to sleep, it was music to my ears, after a bistro box lunch doing the cross word in the magazine.

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