An American Airlines MD-80 was ferried to Roswell International Air Center in Roswell, New Mexico, on Wednesday, September 4, 2019. American is retiring the remainder of its MD-80 fleet, which ...

The retirement of American Airlines' MD-80 marks the end of an era for a plane whose old-school design and noisy rear engines spawned love-hate relationships over the four decades it flew.

On Wednesday, after 36 years, American Airlines will operate the last commercial trip of the MD-80 plane, flying from Dallas to Chicago ...

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 airplane ...

Team Leader Mike Heit explains the position settings on Everts Air's MD-80 Flight Simulator Wednesday morning, November 20, 2019.

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It is a favorite plane of pilots, aviation enthusiasts and passengers, but after decades of use, American Airlines has said a final goodbye to the last 28 McDonnell Douglas MD-80s in their fleet.

Still, it is a bittersweet milestone, watching the MD-80 call it a career and retire to Roswell after a 36-year journey for American Airlines.

When Flight 80 bound for Chicago O’Hare pushed back this morning, the old polished aluminum MD-80s became history at American Airlines. They were once the largest of any fleet American had.