AA MD80s to be gone by end of 2017

[robbedagain]

according to article on yahoo.com  AA MD-80 aircraft will be gone by end of 2017     737-800 are replacing them   The 319s are also replacing them.  

 

[topDawg]

according to article on yahoo.com  AA MD-80 aircraft will be gone by end of 2017     737-800 are replacing them   The 319s are also replacing them.  

Question, is AA still doing overhauls on the MD80 fleet or are they being parked as they become due for overhaul?

 

[eolesen]

IIRC, they'd started to wind down the overhaul lines, but they're still ongoing.

Depending on the lease terms, my guess is some of the leased aircraft will still require overhauls between now and 2017. Best thing to do with the owned aircraft would be to fly them up until the point they're almost timed out.

 

[Rogallo]

Base Planning sheet shows 4 in the docks right now. 2 going thru heavy check, 1 IMC, and 1 SV K1912.
 
(not sure what SV K1912 is)

 

[FrugalFlyerv2.0]

according to article on yahoo.com  AA MD-80 aircraft will be gone by end of 2017    

Any mention of when they will be introduced into service at DL?

 

[Rogallo]

Any mention of when they will be introduced into service at DL?

 
Why you gotta go there flamebaiter?

 

[robbedagain]

Frugal  they can have them all they want!!!        Since we are working both AA and US at my station  I look at the 738 as a hell of an improvement over the MD80 any day from a ramper perspective 

 

[BigMac]

TUL MD80s are being worked in Hangars 3A-3D also in Hangar 4A. 737s drop- ins are also worked in Hangar 3D.

 

[Kev3188]

Frugal  they can have them all they want!!!        Since we are working both AA and US at my station  I look at the 738 as a hell of an improvement over the MD80 any day from a ramper perspective 

Pass.

I'll take any 'Busses you want to get rid of, though...

 

[WorldTraveler]

the good news is that your employer manages to keep everything running longer which means all of the fleet types you are looking at today will likely be there when you retire.... unless you just started.

there is truth to the joke that a DC9 series jet will bring the crew back from the desert that ferried the last 737s and 320s

 

[robbedagain]

kev I agree with ya bro  Ill take a bus over the 73 anyday as well   but sometimes in our situation the bus be late and having to work aa side id take the 738 over the md80 any day

 

[JFK Fleet Service]

T tail mafia for life!

Loved working the 80,great plane.
Sad to see her go.

 

[chilokie1]

Its just too bad AA did not re-engine the MD80's when they looked into it, the JT8-217/219 is 
just a bigger and less reliable version of the 737-100/200 engine. 

 

[topDawg]

Base Planning sheet shows 4 in the docks right now. 2 going thru heavy check, 1 IMC, and 1 SV K1912.
 
(not sure what SV K1912 is)

whats a IMC? C-check? 
Also curious what the K1912 is.....
 

Any mention of when they will be introduced into service at DL?

Fwiw I am sure some more will end up at DL for parts. I think we have gotten 20 or so of them. 
 
Does the AA fleet have any with 219s or are they all 209/217s?
 

Pass.

I'll take any 'Busses you want to get rid of, though...

Agreed. So happy they moved the 320 c-checks to ATL and the T-tails out. 

 

[FrugalFlyerv2.0]

Fwiw I am sure some more will end up at DL for parts. I think we have gotten 20 or so of them. 

 
Any guess/idea on how long before DL parks it's fleet?