American Airlines is tentatively planning the last McDonnell Douglas MD-80 revenue flight for September 4, 2019.

The special flight, renumbered flight AA 80, is scheduled to operate between Dallas/Fort Worth and Chicago (O’Hare).

American currently operates one DC-9-82 (N501AA) and 27 DC-9-83s. The carrier operated 362 at its peak.

The MD-80 fleet was never repainted in the new livery because of the pending retirement.

Top Copyright Photo: American Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83 (MD-83) N980TW (msn 53630) BWI (Ron Monroe). Image: 946751.

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