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This article is about the mainline American Airlines fleet, including the historical fleets of American Airlines. For information about the fleet of American's wholly owned regional subsidiary, see American Eagle Airlines.
American Airlines Boeing 777-200ER painted in the new livery.

American Airlines operated an all-Boeing fleet (including aircraft produced by McDonnell Douglas before it merged with Boeing in 1997), between 2009 when it retired the Airbus A300, and July 23, 2013, when it took delivery of its first A321 aircraft. Apart from over 600 aircraft in service, American Airlines has more than 450 aircraft from Airbus and Boeing on order, replacing its aging MD-80 series and 767-200 jets. As of June 2014, the last 767-200 aircraft was retired and replaced by the new A321.[1][2]

Current Fleet

As of February 2015, the American Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft with an average age of 12 years.[3][4][5][6][7]

American Airlines Fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
F J W Y Total
Airbus A319 27[8] 5[8] 8 — 18 102 128 Replacing MD-80s[2]
Airbus A321 30[9] 64[8] 16 — 33 132 181 17 are configured for transcontinental flights (102 seats). Replacing 757–200 Domestic.
10 20 36 36 102
Airbus A321neo — 100[10]
TBA
Delivery: 2017, Replacing 757-200 Domestic
Boeing 737-800 248 58 16 — 48 96 160 Replacing MD-80
16 — 60 90 166
Boeing 737 MAX 8 — 100[11]
TBA
Replacing MD-80
Boeing 757-200
Domestic 		54 — 22 — 52 108 182 Retirement: 2019, Replacement A321-200 and A321neo
24 — 52 108 184
Boeing 757-200
International 		19 — — 16 52 108 176 First delivery on 1987, All being repainted and to receive new cabin.
Boeing 767-300ER 58 — — 30 — 195 225 25 aircraft (11 complete) will receive the new configuration by 2015 with Main Cabin Extra and new staggered, fully-flat Business Class seats. The rest of the 767 fleet will be retired by 2015 without modifications.[12]
— 28 18 163 209
Boeing 777-200ER 47 — 16 37 — 194 247 All aircraft (1 complete) will receive the new configuration with Main Cabin Extra and new herringbone-style fully-flat Business Class seats by the end of 2016.[13][14]
— 45 45 170 260
Boeing 777-300ER 17 3[15] 8 52 30 220 310 First US operator of the 777-300ER
Boeing 787-8 1 20[16] — 28 48 150 226 First delivery on January 2015, and passenger flights start in the beginning of 2015.[17]
Boeing 787-9 — 21[18]
TBA
Deliveries from 2015.[19]
McDonnell Douglas MD-82/83 130 — 16 — — 124 140 Largest operator of the MD-80. Retirement: through to 2018,[citation needed] Replacement: A319, 737-800 and 737-8 MAX
16 — 30 94 140
Total 635 372


* American Airlines Boeing's Costumer code is 23 For Example: B787-923.


* American Airlines use Three-Class configuration on International and Transcontinental Flights: "First Class, Busniess Class, and Main Cabin".

And Two-Class configuration on Domestic Flights: "First Class and Main Cabin".


On July 20, 2011, American Airlines ordered 460 and took options for 465 aircraft from Boeing and Airbus, with the intention of replacing its B767-200 and MD-80series aircraft.[20][21] According to American Airlines, this is the largest purchase of aircraft in history.[22]

American Airlines July 20, 2011 order
Aircraft Existing orders New orders Options First delivery
Boeing 737-800 54 0 0 2011
Boeing 737 Next Generation1 0 100 40 2012/2013
Boeing 737 MAX1 0 100 60 2018
Total Boeing 54 200 100
Airbus A3192 0 65 85 Jul 2013
Airbus A3212 0 65 Nov 2013
Airbus A321neo 0 130 280 2017
Total Airbus3 0 260 365
Grand Total 54 460 465

Notes:

  • ^1 For both the 737NG and 737MAX family, American Airlines has the option to determine closer to delivery date what version to take delivery of. For the 737NG, American can choose the 737-700, −800 and −900ER.
  • ^2 Order for 130 Airbus A320 family CEO aircraft was split equally between A319 and A321.
  • ^3 Overall order for 260 Airbus A320 family aircraft was split equally between direct sales and 3rd party leases to be arranged by Airbus. This has since shifted towards a higher proportion of direct sales.[10]

Fleet history

1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
Ford 5-AT
1930–1935 		DC-3
1936–1949 		BAC 111
1965–1972 		McDonnell Douglas MD-80
1983–[Present]
Curtiss Condor
1934–1950 		Lockheed L-188 Electra
1958–1970 		BAe 146
1987–1992 		Fokker 100
1992–2004
DC-2
1934–1936 		Convair 240
1948–1964 		Boeing 727
1964–2002 		Airbus A319
2013–[Present]
DC-6
1947–1966 		Airbus A300
1988–2009 		Airbus A321
2014–[Present]
DC-4
1946–1953 		DC-7
1953–1963 		Boeing 757
1989–[Present]
Fairchild 100
1931–1952 		Boeing 707
1959–1981 		737–200
1987–1992 		Boeing 737NG
1999–[Present]
Lockheed L-049
1946–1950 		CV-990
1962–1969 		Boeing 747–100
1970–1984 		Boeing 747SP
1986–1994 		Boeing 777
1999–[Present]
McDonnell Douglas DC-10
1971–2000 		Boeing 717
2001–2003 		Boeing 787
EIS 2015
Boeing 377
1949–1950 		Boeing 767
1982–[Present]
MD-11
1991–2002
Former AA 747-100 carrying the Space Shuttle Enterprise

Notes:

  • 8 Boeing 377s and seven Lockheed L-049 Constellations served in American Overseas Airways' transatlantic service and were acquired by Pan American World Airways.
  • In early 1970 before AA took delivery of its own Boeing 747, the company leased 2 Pan Am 747-121s (N740PA & N743PA). These aircraft were painted in full AA livery, and were operated until early 1971, then returned to Pan Am after AA received its own new 747-123s.
  • After American acquired Trans Caribbean in 1971, the company briefly owned TC's fleet of 5 DC-8s (3 -50s & 2 -61s). These aircraft were never operated by AA and were sold to other carriers.
  • Most Boeing 747–100s were retired from passenger service in the late 1970s and served as freighters until their final retirement in 1985. Several were retired earlier; NASA acquired one of the early retired aircraft, N905NA, in 1974 and has since used it as a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. Early in its NASA career, the aircraft continued to carry the American Airlines tricolor cheatline. A Boeing 747–100 was used in the film Airport 1975, registration number N9675, which was delivered to the carrier in 1971. The aircraft was redressed in the "Columbia Airlines" livery for this film. American flew the aircraft both as a passenger jet and later as a freighter only, under the "American Freighter" titles. The aircraft has been in storage at Roswell, New Mexico, since 2005 under registration number N675UP, in UPS colors, its last operator. This aircraft was scrapped in 2013.
  • American briefly operated a Boeing 747-200C freighter N749WA (serial number 20653/line number 237) for 6 months in 1984.[23]
  • American Airlines retired their Airbus A300s in August 2009 after 21 years of service and they are now stored in Roswell. One American A300 was scrapped at Victorville Airport in March 2009, its tail number was N7055A.[24]
  • 21 Boeing 737-100/200/300s and 8 BAe 146 aircraft operated between 1987 and 1992 were acquired with the assets of Air California and primarily operated from AA's hub at San Jose International Airport. 8 737-3A4s that were once operated by American Airlines were purchased by Southwest Airlines and as of 2010, N679AA is the only remaining former Air Cal/AA 737-3A4 in service by Southwest.
  • In addition to original-run MD-80 series aircraft, American also operated 28 Boeing 717 aircraft acquired from Trans World Airlines between 2001 and 2003.[25] American also briefly owned 5 MD-87s and 5 MD-90s acquired from Reno Air.[26]
  • American Airlines also operated a small fleet of Convair 440 prop aircraft from the mid-1970s to 1980 in the Caribbean via a wholly owned subsidiary, American Inter-Island Airlines.[27] Scheduled passenger service was operated between San Juan, St. Thomas and St. Croix until runway improvements were completed at St. Thomas thus permitting a return of American jet service (see American Airlines accidents & incidents, April 27, 1976 American Airlines flight 625). There is a small exhibit commemorating American Inter-Island at the American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum near Dallas/Ft. Worth Airport.[28]
  • American Airlines was the largest passenger DC-10 operator before retiring them in 2000, operating a total of 55 DC-10-10s and 11 DC-10-30s.

See also

References

  1. ^ "American Quietly Retires Last Boeing 767–200". Frequent Business Traveler. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  2. ^ a b "AMR Corporation Announces Largest Aircraft Order In History With Boeing And Airbus" (Press release). AMR Corporation. July 20, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
  3. ^ "Fleet Statistics". American Airlines. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
  4. ^ "Planes – Fleet – American Airlines". American Airlines. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
  5. ^ "American Airlines Fleet". ch.aviation.com. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
  6. ^ "American Airlines Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  7. ^ "American Airlines Fleet in airfleets". airfleets.net. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  8. ^ a b c "Airbus Orders et Deliveries". Airbus. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  9. ^ http://www.airfleets.net/flottecie/American%20Airlines-active-a321.htm
  10. ^ a b "Airbus reshuffles large American Airlines jet order". Reuters. May 8, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  11. ^ "Boeing Orders". boeing.com. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
  12. ^ "American celebrates its first anniversary with US Airways, outlines an upgraded travel experience going forward". World Airline News.
  13. ^ "American Airlines to Spend $2 Billion on Passenger Upgrades". Airchive.
  14. ^ "American celebrates its first anniversary with US Airways, outlines an upgraded travel experience going forward". World Airline News.
  15. ^ "American ups 777-300ER backlog to 20, CEO says". Flightglobal.com. 2013-02-01. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
  16. ^ http://worldairlinenews.com/2015/01/21/american-airlines-gets-one-step-closer-to-taking-delivery-of-its-first-boeing-787-8-dreamliner/
  17. ^ "A787 Dreamliner set to land at American Airlines this fall". The Associated Press. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  18. ^ http://worldairlinenews.com/2015/01/21/american-airlines-gets-one-step-closer-to-taking-delivery-of-its-first-boeing-787-8-dreamliner/
  19. ^ "American Airlines firms up orders for 787, 737 MAX". Reuters. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  20. ^ "American Airline press released for 460 order and 465 options of Boeing and Airbus aircraft". Aa.mediaroom.com. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
  21. ^ "Leeham News: AMR Reaches Transformational Agreements, July 2011" (PDF). Retrieved December 2, 2011.
  22. ^ "AMR Corporation Announces Largest Aircraft Order In History With Boeing And Airbus". Aa.com. Retrieved 2013-02-01.
  23. ^ "Airfleets.net". Airfleets.net. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
  24. ^ Aircraft N7055A, 1988 Airbus A300B4-605R C/N 462. Airport-data.com. Retrieved on November 4, 2010.
  25. ^ "Airfleets.net". Airfleets.net. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
  26. ^ "Airfleets.net". Airfleets.net. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
  27. ^ http://www.airliners.net, photos of American Inter-Island Convair 440 aircraft at St. Thomas, photos #0075421, #0076464, #0300393, #05306098, #0544838, #1574739
  28. ^ http://www.crsmithmuseum.org
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