A Super 80 Sendoff
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- Опубликовано: 10 фев 2025
- Today marks the end of an era in aviation. The last American MD-80 has taken its final revenue flight to Chicago from Dallas, and has now landed in Roswell where she and other siblings will lay to rest. Definitely a sad day in aviation, but at least we have the memories. Thank you, Super 80 for 36 years of service.
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My apologies for the title at 7:44. It should read "GRR - 2019," not "DFW - 2019."
Grrr...
that is really sad😔
End of an era. Most of my commercial flights I've ever been on have been on mad dawg's or another virtually gone from US airspace aircraft, the Saab 340. I'll miss these things, lots of memories.
I had a LOT of Great flights on the Super 80 and made a lot of friends.
classic colors, beautiful aircraft, love it !
RIP MD80s You will be missed but never forgotten!!😢😢
The md-80s from American were so iconic, sad to see them go and I will never get to experience one now that they are all gone
The beautiful sound of those JT8Ds. They’re the last of a time when virtually EVERYTHING roared with the music of them. Such a beautiful tribute!
In the 80s I made about a dozen flights on American MD-80s from DFW to Santa Barbara via Bakersfield. The flying experience was like nothing else I experienced. The most fun part was taking off at both Bakersfield and Santa Barbara because of the short runways. The acceleration was exciting and the rate of climb so steep that it felt like an elevator.
R.I.P. American Airlines MD-80
😢
Lovingly captured
Adiós amigo mío siempre estarás en mi corazón descargaré artas fotos del MD 80.
The Super 80 was American's workhorse for decades; it added a finishing touch to the "AA" logo. I've flown countless flights on these jets. Loved every moment.There will always be a special place in my heart for this bird, for it will be truly missed.
Very sad to see it go😥
Wow! Definitely an end of an era! I remember plane spotting MD-80s since I was a kid in the 80s at my home airport of PDX. They were, at the time, the quietest airline during take off and reverse thrust. My dad flew on them often and I have lost count on how many I flew on. My dad said that he always felt he was being launched into space because of the high climb rate.
Good Bye 'MAD DOG' Happy Retirement Thanks for your hard work and service over the past few decades. Agree or not, these planes have souls and it touch us. and I am sure that they will miss us just as much we will miss them
Amazing video LEPP Aviation, RIP MD80 you were one hell of a good plane amazing comforting seats and smooth landings. One of the best McDouglas planes out there.
Without the MD-80 there would be no American Airlines today.
I think it's safe to say... love em or hate em, we'll all miss those "Mad Dogs"! Thank you for your dedicated service
As a former ramper, the 80 was the first aircraft to work and it was a great over all aircraft to work, it was fun and a pleasure. It was impressive to watch it taxi off, land, and taxi. Have a good retirement Mad Dog
I’ll never forget hearing one of these rocket out of SeaTac airport when I was a kid and the feeling that I got when I realized I will be flying on one of these down to LAX. Thank you so much for making such a special send off for this extraordinary aircraft!
MD-80's are the bulls of American Airlines
I’m gonna missed the American Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 forever. Very sad day for MD-80’s!
Thank You for this! My favorite Airliner-
first flew in one in mid eighties.
Miss this Aircraft 😢😢😢
Fantastico aeremobile,il più bello del mondo,quanti voli ci ho fatto in Europa con Alitalia,Ati,Meridiana,Sas,Spanair...,che tristezza vedere che anche l'American Airlines lo ha messo fuori servizio.Se penso al 737 Max e lo paragono a questo gioiello della McDonnell Douglas...LONG LIVE DC9 SUPER 80!!!Beautiful,Safe,Reliable...we will miss you!!!
The hot rod of jet airlines. I will miss this plane.
I may have severely blown out my eardrums, but I just couldn’t resist the JT8D engines on full volume with headphones.. I may also need a few hundred tissues. I will forever miss this.. shiny beautiful bird. Farewell, Super 80.
😢😢😢😢 MD80 ❤️U
I will miss seeing the American Airlines MD80 at BWI
thanks McDonnell Douglas for leaving us a wonderful aircraft, this is sad😔
A moment of silence for shiny McShine...
A moment of silence with a MD80.........
I'm affraid we have a serious problem there.... ;) LOL
FAANTAASTIC video, my friend! Always greAAt memories 😉😎
Not the same without them. 😔
The MD-80 will be missed
I remember the rumble of the JT8D engines shaking the glasses in Maiquetía as the DC9's from Aeropostal, Aserca and Laser began their takeoff roll, loud and smokey, the way it should be, with the 727 one of the finest pieces of aeronautical engineer ever created - will be missed!
AND everyone survives....
*salute*
Flew on them many times in the 80's with TWA, Ozark and of course AAL.
Gonna miss flying these ord to psp. It’s all American used on the route for at least ten years.
Wonderful tribute!
RIP md-80 😱😱😭😭😭 (love your vids lepp!!)
Mad Dog will hold a place forever in my heart: LAX -> SAT Super MD 90 April 27 seat 16F first flight
Backing away from the gate using reverse thrust whenever a tug wasn't available was always an interesting experience.
hello lap aviatiojn ,thank you for that video.goodbye md 80.great airplane.
it's so sad as the fumes of the airbus occur less on this model because the engines are on the rear .
Cool tribute. Flew these alot from DAY to ATL/ORD. So long MD80.
Countless flights on this aircraft from Tucson to Dallas! Happy retirement!
Sad to see it go 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Mighty Mad Dog 😀💪😍👍
The MD80 was a nice predecessor to the DC9. Some DC9s were converted into freighters and continued service. I hope some of these will become freighters or maybe firefighting service
DTW was my home base for travel for 45+years.. sad to see the Mad Dogs fly off into the sunset...
Those birds in the air make me nervous... birds and planes don't mix.
R.I.P. MD-80
I will never forget it
Great video! I have seen many different airlines that have used or still use the MD-80. Not only are they loud during takeoff but they are also a great sight to see and fly on, too bad American airlines has suddenly decided to stop using their MD-80s. The only question I have is why are they no longer using their MD-80s?
What the-- they're gone? That happened a lot faster than I thought. Were they phased out slowly over this year, or just taken out of service all of a sudden on September 4? RIP shiny Mad Dog, glad I caught it at YYZ :)
Unfortunately :( Delta's are soon to follow next year..
Nice video, shame to see the MD80s going :(
Even the great myths eventually stop to have their deserved rest.
Been flying the -80 and the -9 since 1977. Times change.
It’s a shame to see md-80s going out of production but time moves on I’m afraid, I wish it wouldn’t though
So sad, he was a trooper.. ; (
Goodbye MD-80😢
super ✈️ que de souvenirs ...😥 😰 😨
Good video mate
As johnny carson said. " i bid you a goodnight "
I'm so happy that airplane is out of service I will never ever ever forget the Alaska Airlines crash off the coast of California that was also an MD80
Might as well be scared of many other aircraft flying today then, lol. The MD-80 has one of the best safety records in aviation history.
I did a day trip RDU-DFW-RDU to be sure I got an S80 experience and had encounters with them in 2 other airports like this and since the flight back had to return to DFW (generator went out) and we wound up on a different S80 I can say I got 3 S80 legs for the price of 2...
Goodbye American Airlines MD 80!😢
I promise I won't cry...
I was fortunate to ride on one with Delta Airlines from MYNN - KATL. It was incredible.
i hope delta will retire the md-90 in 2030 at least. Soo sad to see the silver bird go so easy. It made AA survive yet they massively retired them around 2016. They should do airtours or keep one instead of scraping all of them. Some of them even started at TWA for instance. :-( Sad day for me
It is unfortunate :( Delta is retiring the MD-88s next year, and I suspect the MD-90s won't be much longer after that. I suspect the 717s will stick around for another decade.
RIP
She will be greatly missed.. :(
LEPP ur correct sir
Sad to see it go. But there are still plenty of MD-88s/90s/717s in the air.
Delta is unfortunately retiring their MD-88s next year, so that will be the last of the passenger JT8D aircraft. The 90s and 717s should be sticking around for a little bit longer though.
Never had a chance to fly one of these. Closest I've been on is a 717.
Hopefully I'll be able to fly on one with Delta before they get rid of theirs, but it's unlikely. I don't think they fly them out of Phoenix.
You have to admit that aircraft had issues with the corkscrew which control the elevator and me as a passenger not being able to tell if they had service recently that was just my main issue
That wasn't an aircraft flaw, that was a maintenance issue. Alaska had extended periods in between maintenance and mixed different greases to lubricate the jackscrew, thus causing a reaction to wear the screw quicker.
It seems like these were built much stronger than the newer planes. I heard the A380s are already showing cracks on the wings.
Had many flights on the AA maddogs, we’ll miss you sweeties. 😂😂
Great video! Only think that confuses me now is some say it’s 37 years while others say it’s 36. On my upload tomorrow from DTW, I have 1982-2019...
I agree, it is somewhat confusing. AA had leased their first 20 MD-80s in 1982, however didn't take delivery until 1983.
Rip, AA MD 80. ????-2019. :(.
1983
This is so sad
And the next years A380 send off
Rest In Peace American Airlines MD-80 We Well miss you farewell American Airlines MD-80
Soso soso soso soso soso💌
The best mcdonnell Douglas jet i wish company would build these great airplanes ✈ again
36 years ? and the a380 got retired after few years.
Well it's a bit different for the A380. The only reason Emirates is retiring theirs is because they like to have a young fleet. For others, the reasoning will be the fact that 4 engine aircraft are too inefficient compared to the twin engine wide bodies.
It’s crazy
My Dad drove these for TWA.
Is it wise to retire these now with the 737 MAX still not in service. Doesn't this reduce AA's capacity even more?
From what I heard, they flew the aircraft all the way until their mandatory checks, but I guess it made more sense financially to retire them rather than spend the money on the checks to keep them around to compensate for the MAX.
All 23 remaining AA MD-80's were flown to Roswell on Sept 4. One from ORD, 1 from STL, 1 from TUL.. the rest from DFW. Wonder if I could get one of the flap panels and turn it into a conference table :)
AA should have kept them around at least till the max mess is fixed what will replace them in GRR
From what I heard, they kept them as long as they could until they had inspections that would have cost more money to keep them until the MAX was back rather than retiring them now. And as of right now, the A319 is replacing it on the DFW-GRR route.
Will any of them be repurposed as cargo aircraft?
Maybe a few. Aeronaves out of Mexico has acquired some of their old ones. The newer MD-83s definitely have plenty of life left in them, so who knows!
More Super80s for hmm.....
World Atlantic!!!!
Why the retirement? Is it not good enough for them anymore? What ain’t broke, don’t fix it
Plane has loud engines for being smaller
I always hated sitting in or near the back of those things. Too much engine noise.
The chinese started making them , they will be around for some time
Bye
Sad music makes it that much worse 😁
About time very outdated plane
RIP