Spend even a small amount of time at any major US airport, and you are bound to see a Boeing 737 in the instantly recognizable livery of American Airlines. After all, the Fort Worth, Texas-based ...

DALLAS — When Flight 80 pushes back from the gate at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, it will mark the end of an era for American Airlines. The Chicago O’Hare-bound jet will be the last MD-80 in passenger service ...

Capt. Bruce Taylor welcomed about 40 guests aboard the last passenger flight of an American Airlines’ MD-80 aircraft at DFW Airport. As the door shut and the passengers settled into their seats, ...

American MD-80 aircraft in Roswell, New Mexico [Credit: AirlineGeeks/ William Derrickson] A former American Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 is potentially getting a new lease on life. For the first ...

As summer draws to a close, American Airlines is hastening the pace at which it sends aged McDonnell Douglas MD-80s to the aircraft boneyard. Five years into a revamp of its fleet, the world’s largest ...

In terms of durability, the McDonnell Douglas-80 has more than held its own. Also known as the Super 80, the MD-80 began flying at American Airlines in 1983, serving six cities. American was the first ...

FORT WORTH -- American Airlines canceled about 300 flights Wednesday so its crews could inspect some wire bundles aboard its MD-80 aircraft.The canceled flights represent about 13 percent of the ...