Where Once There Were MD80's

"FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com" (alphaass)
11/10/2016 at 22:59 • Filed to: PLANELOPNIK

Now it’s various 737's and 32x’s. Photo taken from the DFW Skylink where MD80's used to be common. Only saw 2 or 3 in all of Terminal C. A year ago the route I’m about to get on was MD80 only. Tonight it’s a brand new A321. They are nice enough, but I’ll miss the MD80's. Especially when you get a seat at the front furthest from the engines.

DISCUSSION (29)

For Sweden > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
11/10/2016 at 23:03

RIP Mad Dog

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Gone but never forgotten

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > For Sweden
11/10/2016 at 23:07

I get why they need to go, but I’m sad. Took a lot of rides in them. Great planes.

gmctavish needs more space > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
11/10/2016 at 23:10

I somewhat the look of the DC-9, the shorter body often looks better to me, but I really enjoy the MD80s. Especially in American Airlines livery.

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V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me! > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
11/10/2016 at 23:10

I’ll take a 737 over an MD-80 all day every day. Been on about 5 flights with the 80. Very bumpy every time....

For Sweden > V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me!
11/10/2016 at 23:17

You know what else is bumpy? A Ferrari F40

someassemblyrequired > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
11/10/2016 at 23:32

Yep First on a mad dog was the best place in the sky.*

*On domestic US flights.

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
11/10/2016 at 23:49

According to AA’s fleet page, they still have Super 80s. Somewhere.

CodyVella > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
11/11/2016 at 00:14

We still get a nightly American Airlines MD-83 & Delta MD-88 here in YYZ! We also get 6-10 Delta Boeing 717s a day.

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V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me! > For Sweden
11/11/2016 at 00:24

I’ve humped in C-141s, KC-10s, and C-130s...in jump seats...through crap weather. Never as scary as an 80 to me.

F-40?! You mean a Camry wagon with blown shocks, right?

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > someassemblyrequired
11/11/2016 at 00:33

Yeah I don’t think I’d want to be on one for too long but they were perfect for 1-3 hour hauls.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom
11/11/2016 at 00:33

They do. I was on an S80 (what AA calls the MD80s) on Sunday. But they are phasing them out.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > CodyVella
11/11/2016 at 00:37

I forgot those Delta 717's were still up there. The final evolution of the DC9! They should be abbot newer and last longer than AA’s MD80 fleet. As I recall AirTran used to have a bunch of 717's. I don’t know if they are still around.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > gmctavish needs more space
11/11/2016 at 00:39

AA is bringing back the silver livery at least on some planes as a promotional thing. Just saw it on a new A321 at DFW. Kinda ugly on a modern looking plane with winglets.

someassemblyrequired > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
11/11/2016 at 00:45

Yep and noticeably faster than a 737 too.

CodyVella > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
11/11/2016 at 00:47

I believe that after Southwest acquired AirTran, they began selling all their 717s to Delta.

gmctavish needs more space > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
11/11/2016 at 01:10

That’s cool, but I can imagine it being a bit weird

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
11/11/2016 at 06:32

E190s for days, yo. 737s and 32xs too. The E190s are shockingly common.

RacinBob > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
11/11/2016 at 07:46

MD 80 Cockpit Explained - This is a terrific use of 10 minutes.

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
11/11/2016 at 08:00

You can always come to ATL, since DL is still flying them. I think they are determined to continue the NW tradition of asking the question: “When will DL retire the MD-80/B717?”

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
11/11/2016 at 08:02

The ex-AirTran 717s got leased to Delta after the Southwest merger.

jimz > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
11/11/2016 at 08:50

But that was my problem. Every single flight I had on a DC-9 or MD-8x I was all the way back.

jimz > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
11/11/2016 at 08:52

Was that some sort of paint/coating or did they just polish the skin?

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t
11/11/2016 at 09:45

You’re right AA is filling some routes with E-series jets too. I was on one recently that I think was re-liveried from the US Airways merger.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > jimz
11/11/2016 at 10:03

I really wasn’t sure, so I looked into it... bare metal. Apparently it goes way back to C. R. Smith the executive in the 30's - 60's hating painted aircraft. Also, I was wrong about a retro-livery - they aren’t bringing back the old livery, they just haven’t finished painted all the planes yet. The new gray livery only started in 2013. I thought it was older. So there were some of the new A32X’s and 737's with the winglets put into service before they adopted the new livery - the one I saw yesterday will probably be painted soon. The PR reason for the new livery was that the 787 can’t be bare metal, because it is composite, so they wanted to unify everything gray. The more complex reason probably has to do with re-branding after coming out of bankruptcy.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs
11/11/2016 at 10:06

I don’t need to fly on an MD-80 bad enough to have to go through ATL :P Actually the main reason I fly AA is that I live in San Antonio, so I can hop to DFW and then get pretty much anywhere from there. ATL isn’t really that bad, but the layout of DFW is so simple that I can practically navigate from terminal to terminal in my sleep now.

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
11/11/2016 at 10:06

Pretty comfortable little planes. I don’t begrudge them thier popularity, at least from a passenger’s point of view. The double bubble fusealage and high ceiling really make it feel like a bigger plane inside. Quiet too, modern high-bypass geared turbines will do that though...

Haven’t ever talked with a pilot thats flown one...

GolfR Guy > CodyVella
11/11/2016 at 10:47

I’m taking a 717 from KATL to KVPS later on this year!

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com
11/11/2016 at 11:15

Now just think about those of us who are based in ATL...

Archangel > KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs
11/12/2016 at 00:25

The answer is never, as long as there are flights from ATL to little podunk factory towns or smaller Southern cities.