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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 regional operations, see American Eagle (airline brand).

American Airlines operates 885 mainline aircraft, the largest commercial airline fleet in the world. It primarily operates a mix of Airbus and Boeing narrow-body and Boeing wide-body aircraft. American is currently in the process of the largest fleet renewal in its history, with nearly 200 aircraft remaining on order from Airbus and Boeing.

Current fleet

American is the largest operator of the Airbus A320 family in the world.[1][n 1] It operates the largest fleet of A321 and A319 aircraft in the world.

As of February 2021, the American Airlines mainline fleet consists of the following aircraft:[1][2][3][4]

American Airlines mainline fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
F B E+ M+ M Total
Airbus A319-100 133 — 8 — — 24 96 128 Largest operator.
Airbus A320-200 45 — 12 — — 18 120 150
Airbus A321-200 16 — 10 20 — 36 36 102 A321T Premium Transcontinental configuration.

Exclusively dedicated to routes from JFK to LAX, SFO, and BOS. Seasonal A321T service on select flights from LAX to MIA and BOS.

203 16 — 36 129 181 To be converted to the 20/47/123, 190-seat configuration.[5]
16 15 156 187
20 47 123 190 Largest operator.
Airbus A321neo 29 69 20 — — 47 129 196
Airbus A321XLR — 50
TBA
 To be delivered from 2023 to 2025.[6][7]
Boeing 737-800 304 — 16 — — 30 114 160 To be retrofitted to the 16/30/126, 172-seat configuration.[5]
126 172 "Kodiak"/"Oasis" retro-fitted configuration
Boeing 737 MAX 8 40 60 16 — — 30 126 172 Resumed commercial service on December 29, 2020.[8] Given that not all planes were re-certified simultaneously, the actual number of planes in service will differ from the number in the "in service" column the foreseeable future.
Boeing 777-200ER 47 — — 37 24 66 146 273 Older aircraft to be replaced by Boeing 787-9 by 2023.[9]
Boeing 777-300ER 20 — 8 52 28 28 188 304
Boeing 787-8 29 13 — 20 28 48 138 234
Boeing 787-9 22 25 — 30 21 34 200 285 Replacing older Boeing 777-200ER.
Total 888 189

Fleet history

Retired American Airlines mainline fleet
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes Refs
Jet Aircraft
Airbus A300B4-600R 35 1988 2009 One crashed as Flight 587 [10]
Airbus A330-200 15 2013 2020 Former US Airways fleet. Retired due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [11]
Airbus A330-300 9 2013 2020 Former US Airways fleet. Retired due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [12][13]
BAe 146-100 1 1987 1988 Former AirCal fleet. [14]
BAe 146-200 7 1988 1994
BAC 111-401AK 30 1963 1972 [15]
Boeing 707-120 56 1959 1979
Boeing 707-320 48 1963 1981 [16]
Boeing 707-320C 8 1970 1981 [17]
Boeing 717-200 29 2001 2003 Former Trans World Airlines fleet. [18]
Boeing 720B 25 1961 1975 [19]
Boeing 727-100 59 1964 1994
Boeing 727-200 125 1968 2002 [20]
Boeing 737-100 2 1987 1990 Former AirCal fleet. [21]
Boeing 737-200 21 1987 1991 Former AirCal fleet. [22]
Boeing 737-300 8 1987 1992 Former AirCal fleet. [23]
Boeing 737-400 14 2013 2015 Former US Airways fleet.
Boeing 747-100 9 1970 1985
Boeing 747-100SF 7 1976 1989 [24]
Boeing 747-200 1 1984 1984 Leased from World Airways [25]
Boeing 747SP 2 1986 1994 [26]
Boeing 757-200 176 1989 2020 One crashed as Flight 965. Some aircraft were inherited from TWA, and sold to Delta to have an all RB211-powered fleet.
Most 757-200 are stored and awaiting new owners. Some have found new owners, including, but not limited to: DHL Aviation, United States Department of Justice, United States Air Force, Icelandair, Cargojet, Swiftair, Olympus Airways, Cygnus Air, Aviastar-TU, SF Airlines. 		[13]
1 2001 Hijacked and crashed into The Pentagon as Flight 77, part of the September 11th attacks.
Boeing 767-200 13 1982 2014 [27]
Boeing 767-200ER 16 1984 2014 [27]
1 2001 Hijacked and crashed into World Trade Center as Flight 11, part of the September 11th attacks.
Boeing 767-300ER 96 1988 2020 One unsuccessfully bombed as Flight 63. Two planes purchased by New England Patriots as charter aircraft.
Various ones now have new owners, including Air Transport Services Group, Cargo Aircraft Management, Atlas Air, Air Transport International, all operating for Amazon Air.
Other new owners also include DHL Aviation, UMB Bank, U.S. Bancorp, Cargojet Airways. 		[13]
1 2016 Written off as Flight 383.
Convair 990 20 1962 1967
Embraer 190AR 20 2013 2020 Former US Airways fleet. [13]
Fokker 100 75 1991 2004 [28]
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 54 1971 2000 Years differ because American purchased 20 second-tier aircraft after original 35.
One damaged as Flight 96 		[29]
1 1979 Crashed as Filght 191.
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 11 1981 2000 All purchased used from various other airlines [30]
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 19 1991 2002 [31]
McDonnell Douglas MD-81 8 2001 2011 Former Trans World Airlines fleet. [32]
McDonnell Douglas MD-82 270 1983 2019 One crashed as Flight 1420. [33]
McDonnell Douglas MD-83 108 1987 2019 One damaged as Flight 1572.
McDonnell Douglas MD-87 5 1991 2003 Former Reno Air fleet. [34]
McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30 5 1999 2005 Former Reno Air fleet. [35]
Propeller Aircraft
Convair 240 80 1948 Un­known
Convair 440 Metropolitan 5 1976 Un­known Operated by American Inter-Island Airlines for St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. [36]
Douglas DC-2 16 1934 Un­known
Douglas DC-3 113 1936 1955
Douglas DC-4 53 1946 1958
Douglas DC-6 88 1946 1966
Douglas DC-7 58 1953 1967
Lockheed L-188A Electra 35 1959 1968

Notes

  1. ^ As of August 31, 2017, Airbus still lists American Airlines and US Airways as separate operators. However, following the merger of the airlines since April 2015, the total used here is combined for both carriers

References

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