That was it with the Super 80

After 36 years, American Airlines conducted the last flight with a McDonnell Douglas MD-83. So an Era ends at the flight line.

If you book a flight AA80 American Airlines, is flying with a Boeing 777-200 from Dallas to London-Heathrow. On Wednesday (04. September) was, however, wearing a McDonnell-Douglas MD-83 flight number. The had a special reason for this: American Airlines carried out on this day, the last scheduled flight with the aircraft model. With the number exchange, the airline, the MD-80 wanted to be part of their family, the MD-83, again duly honored. Many pilots call it respectful, Super 80.

The last flight of a MD-83 of American Airlines, led the Morning from Dallas to Chicago. The plane then lifted off with the indicator N984TW one last Time without passengers to Roswell in the state of New Mexico, where it is on a plane graveyard is parked. American Airlines provides all of its 26 remaining MD-83. Prior to their recent departures, the last of the MD-83 were fountains at many airports with water or even a dance a floor-worker passed.

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