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Mon, Mar 09, 2015

American To Phase Out MD-80s In Two Years

Will Retire The Remaining 34 Airplanes By 2017

The McDonnell Douglas MD-80, once the staple of the American Airlines Fleet, will see its last service with the carrier in 2017, according to information on financing filed by the airline.

The Airline Business Blog of the Dallas Morning News reports that AA has only 34 of the airplanes in its inventory, and the carrier will phase them out by 2017.

The MD-80 have largely been replaced by the Boeing 737-800, which the filing calls the "backbone of the American Fleet" accounting for more than 40 percent of American's Domestic Flying Capacity as measured in available seat miles flown."

The financing document covers the acquisition of 28 airplanes, a mix of 777-300ERs, 737-800s, and 787-8s from Boeing, as well as Airbus A319-100s and Embraer E175s.

Fitch Ratings said that the A319 is a good replacement for the MD-80, as some of the routes American flies would not support the 160 seats seats on the 737-800s and A320s, but the 128-seat A319 could be a good fit. The MD-80 is configured with 140 seats.

(Image from file)

FMI: www.aa.com

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