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Allegiant Retires the MD-80, Goes All Airbus
Allegiant flew their last MD-80 flight last night. They are now an all Airbus carrier. That leaves just American and Delta left as MD-80 operators. (www.avgeekery.com) और अधिक...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I wonder how long until the last AA one.
md-80 was a noble bird, big panel, a busy aircraft, but American sure loved them for years- i think they had fmore than 250 of them...Let's not pat alliegiant too much on the back for ridding themselves of an aged problem aircraft no matter how sweet the history.. All the DC-9's, from the short 10 series up to the last of the stretched aircraft, have a honorable history as those who flew them or on them recall. MD-80, the energizer airliner......
Being such a workhorse for them, Delta or American should put one of their own in their museums. That said, there are a few that’ll keep running around as cargo birds for the foreseeable future.
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Nope. Most of their 320s are pretty new. Lol.
compared to the MD-80 series (several of which were built during the late Reagan Administration, 2005 for A320 is pretty new indeed. Compared to the newest B-52H still in service (56 years minimum) these A320 are showroom new - granted, oversight on BUFF HMX is somewhat more stringent and closely followed. New is relative. If the plane can't drink/vote, it is still relatively young.
Then again, the owners of the B-52H's take better care of their equipment...
that would be us...(US taxpayers) That and their budget for HMX is somewhat larger.