After a 36-year journey, American Airlines flew its final MD-80 to the boneyard

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5 жыл бұрын

One by one on Wednesday afternoon, the last 23 of American Airlines’ aging MD-80s flew into retirement at this desert boneyard. More: bit.ly/2lCXKmS

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@pokeyrailfanning
@pokeyrailfanning 4 жыл бұрын
They should have put it in a museum or something instead of scrapping it. Pathetic.
@nathantzhang
@nathantzhang 4 жыл бұрын
PokeyRailFanning museum will buy it from the boneyard I think
@saltwaterangling472
@saltwaterangling472 4 жыл бұрын
@@nathantzhang no it's a trash aircraft
@wildrafiki575
@wildrafiki575 4 жыл бұрын
@@saltwaterangling472 Get out
@trevonduncombe5866
@trevonduncombe5866 4 жыл бұрын
They do have one in a museum. It’s in Miami
@trevonduncombe5866
@trevonduncombe5866 4 жыл бұрын
Across from Miami International Airport
@goldenstateaviation2861
@goldenstateaviation2861 4 жыл бұрын
This kills me to see those chrome Maddogs rotting! I want to buy the parts to build a home cockpit!!!!!
@andresreyes5398
@andresreyes5398 4 жыл бұрын
Why not go buy the parts one of my clients owns a company that strips airplane parts and private citizens call them all the time looking for parts to build whatever they want there is tons of aircraft recycling companies out there
@saltwaterangling472
@saltwaterangling472 4 жыл бұрын
I hate md80s
@dominicthebomb1278
@dominicthebomb1278 4 жыл бұрын
saltwater angling then leave you idiot. You don’t realize how long these planes have flown
@JourneywithSmee
@JourneywithSmee 4 жыл бұрын
They're aluminium not chrome. They won't rot for generations, hence why they were flying for so long.
@elkillerx
@elkillerx 4 жыл бұрын
True man, look into it! They sell parts to anyone. I bought myself a pair of MD80 passenger seats for my garage.
@andrewandrew583
@andrewandrew583 4 жыл бұрын
Dad why is my sister called rose? Dad: Because your mother loves roses Thanks dad Dad: *No problem MD-80*
@davidperry4013
@davidperry4013 4 жыл бұрын
MD80’s JT8D spool up and loud buzzsaw brings back memories of visiting my grandparents in my childhood. If the JT8D can be re-engineered with modern materials, higher compression ratio, and afterburners for supersonic Jetliners would be a dream come true.
@JETZcorp
@JETZcorp 2 жыл бұрын
Oh, that's already a thing. The Saab Viggen effectively had an afterburning JT8D, although they were license-built by Volvo.
@tonynsx
@tonynsx 4 жыл бұрын
Sad to see the 757 in storage. I love the 757.
@457azazazaz
@457azazazaz 4 жыл бұрын
Me too, kills me to see it like this.
@nateleech3887
@nateleech3887 4 жыл бұрын
I love the 767, md80, and the 757. Sadly their time is ending. I’ll really miss those birds
@nathanw9770
@nathanw9770 4 жыл бұрын
I believe Thomas Cook still use a lot of 757s.
@jordansmith3721
@jordansmith3721 4 жыл бұрын
@@nateleech3887 Something about the 707 I really loved to be honest.
@VoraciousAvgeek
@VoraciousAvgeek 4 жыл бұрын
757s, specifically the -300 models aren’t going anywhere anytime soon
@woahsubaru
@woahsubaru 4 жыл бұрын
Dad: Why are you crying so loud?
@tomdavis3038
@tomdavis3038 4 жыл бұрын
Flew on an MD 88 (Delta) recently (Delta mothballing theirs also) on second leg if a two leg flight. The first was an A321. The Mad Dig did seem kinda old and dated. BUT IT GOT ME HOME. At the end of the day, that’s what really matters.
@neilherrera5497
@neilherrera5497 4 жыл бұрын
So long Super80 McDonnell Douglas MD-80 of American Airlines! RIP 1983-2019 🛫🛫🛫🛩🛬🛬🛬✈️✈️✈️🙏🙏🙏🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@gabrielflorentino6080
@gabrielflorentino6080 4 жыл бұрын
I dont know why boeing doesn't updated this aircrath. Boeing is just focusing on airplanes with engines mounted in the wings. I like more planes with the engine mounted in the back of the aircrath.
@gabrielflorentino6080
@gabrielflorentino6080 4 жыл бұрын
Back engines aircraths are more elegant than mounted wings engine
@blumac9801
@blumac9801 4 жыл бұрын
Gabriel Florentino they have major advantages too- lower to the ground, which helps reduce drag, quieter cabin, which makes passengers more comfortable. Plus they look way cooler then your average 737
@gabrielflorentino6080
@gabrielflorentino6080 4 жыл бұрын
When a Mad Dog takes off the airports vibrates especially the md-90. The Mad dog its my favrout aircrath. As you could see in my profile. However im really sad because this aircrath over 5 or 6 years more they are going to be retired commercially just like the boeing 707. 😞😞😞
@neilherrera5497
@neilherrera5497 4 жыл бұрын
I rather fly the classic airplanes like Boeing 757, and MD-80. I don’t like what they are doing to the good old airplanes but there nothing we can do.
@LOLmusics
@LOLmusics 4 жыл бұрын
MD-80....the elegant lady ... Will miss u dear. Say hi to my Uncle Tristar in the desert!
@neurospizz75
@neurospizz75 4 жыл бұрын
That's sad. Getting teary eyed. Will miss them. Many great memories
@vincentstruckstrainsplanes34
@vincentstruckstrainsplanes34 4 жыл бұрын
been almost 3 months i still cry ever now an then about her ;(
@fleetwin1
@fleetwin1 4 жыл бұрын
The old bird was a big part of my flying at AA also...Developed plenty of respect for the old work horse over the years.
@nonstopet981
@nonstopet981 4 жыл бұрын
I’m not crying 😭
@gabrielflorentino6080
@gabrielflorentino6080 4 жыл бұрын
😞😞😞
@kd0duj
@kd0duj 4 жыл бұрын
😞😞😞
@luzhernandez3016
@luzhernandez3016 4 жыл бұрын
Im gonna cry I loved this plane. It was my favorite plane. It retired too soon!!!.DONT SCRAP IT.;( im gonnna cry. The Plane ive been on since 1993.Its so sad that this plane was retired. Goodbye MD 80 ToT
@bookeratkins8134
@bookeratkins8134 4 жыл бұрын
I held tears back until I saw the desert. 😭😭
@matteofederighi5507
@matteofederighi5507 4 жыл бұрын
Used to go plane spotting just to see the md80, i could tell it was coming from miles away. Such a distinctive sound and look. Unfortunately i couldn’t become a pilot in time to fly it. such a shame, so long old friend.
@heroknaderi
@heroknaderi 2 жыл бұрын
I will miss flying on them. I wish American Managed to keep at least some in service.
@Aliusmi
@Aliusmi 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks....
@redscorpion9411
@redscorpion9411 Жыл бұрын
Now THAT was a prime example of nostalgia! I think I remember flying in one of these. Maybe it was my first flight I can remember, from Boston to Dallas then La Paz (Mexico). I have a family that lives there!
@StayGolden2
@StayGolden2 Жыл бұрын
I love this plane it’s one of my my most fravot planes
@Biden2024_
@Biden2024_ 4 жыл бұрын
*Spirit Airlines let’s us draw all over the windows when we land too*
@Rajah817
@Rajah817 4 жыл бұрын
😂
@brianferguson4226
@brianferguson4226 4 жыл бұрын
I cleaned the MD 80 at Pittsburgh airport. Loved the way it looked
@jeffhess7130
@jeffhess7130 4 жыл бұрын
"TWO THUMBS UP MD-80"!!
@Speedy223
@Speedy223 3 жыл бұрын
"Its enough to make a grown man cry"
@North_Texas_Railfan
@North_Texas_Railfan 4 жыл бұрын
I’m happy I was able to see the last flight. I saw it from Founder’s Plaza
@Kodos2024
@Kodos2024 4 жыл бұрын
So long old friend.
@Railviation
@Railviation 4 жыл бұрын
Hopefully ima make a Charter company in the future and buy all of those maddogs and keep 10 in the chrome livery!
@KCFlyer2
@KCFlyer2 4 жыл бұрын
American should never have changed that livery.
@remembermcdonnelldouglas948
@remembermcdonnelldouglas948 4 жыл бұрын
KCFlyer2 I agree but impossible, the new plane are not made by steal and metal but in fiber or other material.
@thecaynuck4694
@thecaynuck4694 3 жыл бұрын
@@remembermcdonnelldouglas948 There are still planes that have that livery in American's fleet with the same livery. Regional jets, some short to medium haul aircraft have it. Some of it is because AA was planning to retire some aircraft and didn't bother changing the livery, but that paint concept is still possible and they'll probably keep some aircraft painted in the retro livery.
@dobermanpac1064
@dobermanpac1064 4 жыл бұрын
In 1980 they gave us lunch, not peanuts. I fine a Greyhound Bus to be more pleasant than today’s air travel
@whattheheck1000
@whattheheck1000 4 жыл бұрын
I flew on an MD-80 S80 when I went from Nashville to New York (and back) January 16 and 18, 2010, and I think it was also an MD-80 S80 on January 15 and 17, 2011 as well (same trip). The first flight was my first ever time on a plane. I remember one of the planes I rode on was built in 1988, in service to at least 2010... I'd have to look it up to see what plane it was. I know it's no longer flying now, at least with AA. October 4, 2019 8:56 pm
@thebestisyettocome4114
@thebestisyettocome4114 4 жыл бұрын
Nothing last forever. So long old friend. 👍🍾
@thekingpug8281
@thekingpug8281 4 жыл бұрын
This so sad 😞 say goodbye 👋 to that beautiful lovely airplane ✈️
@Ellaamericasbestdecapod
@Ellaamericasbestdecapod 10 ай бұрын
“Planes don’t get scrapped, they just fly higher!”
@davidpowell3347
@davidpowell3347 5 ай бұрын
I wonder how many of those planes scraped in the desert were ever operated by the late Captain David Drach, whose accomplishments including winning a 100 mile footrace in Ohio. (1956 - 2018)
@ProudiPhoneOwner
@ProudiPhoneOwner 4 жыл бұрын
Loved seeing these chrome AA MD-80s taking off from my local airport. Just one question: why did people call these planes “Mad Dog”? Always wondered that...
@petdogdfw
@petdogdfw 4 жыл бұрын
Mad Dog was used from MD as in McDonnell Douglas, which of course built these planes.
@grantmacdonald641
@grantmacdonald641 4 жыл бұрын
They’ve got to make a tribute livery on some of the newer jets that they have.
@thecaynuck4694
@thecaynuck4694 3 жыл бұрын
I'm sure they will. They've done that for other retro liveries.
@thomaspease208
@thomaspease208 4 жыл бұрын
great plane was well built and safe to fly
@flightsimgamerdarth94
@flightsimgamerdarth94 4 жыл бұрын
We love you Mad Dog
@AndersonSpiderSilva5
@AndersonSpiderSilva5 4 жыл бұрын
*salutes in tearful*
@dc10fomin65
@dc10fomin65 Жыл бұрын
The Mad Dog, I still like to call them the DC-9!
@gabesuper80
@gabesuper80 4 жыл бұрын
The pain that a woman goes through during labor is the same pain that avgeeks like me went through when the AA MD-80 got retired this day
@jacksonplayz3170
@jacksonplayz3170 4 жыл бұрын
I would love to buy a MD 80 and make it a private plane
@davidperry4013
@davidperry4013 4 жыл бұрын
EXTREME GAMER 2020 me too
@yippies3726
@yippies3726 4 жыл бұрын
Please someone buy one.
@chromebomb
@chromebomb 4 жыл бұрын
mad dawg forever
@aviationlas
@aviationlas 4 жыл бұрын
I feel so sad to see them go
@pilotgrrl1
@pilotgrrl1 4 жыл бұрын
Dang, I liked the MD80. The AB seats were the best.
@Philip.A.Holmes
@Philip.A.Holmes 4 жыл бұрын
I work the ramp in Pensacola and that plane would always sit overnight until last week
@markziegler5115
@markziegler5115 3 жыл бұрын
Pretty cool that happened in my lifetime. I was alive the whole time MD 80’s were in service.
@CorporateJetpilot
@CorporateJetpilot 4 жыл бұрын
Truly was the end of an era. This was the last plane minutes deltas fleet that pilot input was actually occurring through mechanical components. Not flybywire
@hayden4516
@hayden4516 4 жыл бұрын
WorldAirwaysMD-11 also the last one flying with the JT-8 engines (same type that powered the DC-9s, 727s, and 737-200s)
@lfox02
@lfox02 4 жыл бұрын
The 737NG still does have mechanical controls. I'd wager the Max has them as well.
@locoHAWAIIANkane
@locoHAWAIIANkane 4 жыл бұрын
“N969TW” - Was that a TWA reg?!
4 жыл бұрын
Probably TWA was absorbed into American in 2003 I believe
@fusion4373
@fusion4373 4 жыл бұрын
Jesse W no 2001
@skylineXpert
@skylineXpert 4 жыл бұрын
AA had the last Mad dog ever produced. How ironic it didnt get to serve for 20 years.
@memesstar780
@memesstar780 4 жыл бұрын
I thought it said it said American Airlines was over. I got excited.
@seanjuth
@seanjuth 4 жыл бұрын
Fuel efficient aircraft didn't make it obsolete. The lack of parts did
@JayJayAviation
@JayJayAviation Жыл бұрын
Both factors
@i_am_awesome_j
@i_am_awesome_j 4 жыл бұрын
The MD - 80 is named after my step grandpas cousin but I can’t remember if she was a McDonnell or if she was a Douglas
@chrisfinta4941
@chrisfinta4941 4 жыл бұрын
If i can buy one will keep my garden . 😂😂😂 beautiful airplane 😍
@Clydle
@Clydle 4 жыл бұрын
So sad. I've never gotten a change to ever ride an MD-80. But I have rode a Bombardier Q400. Pls reply telling me the difference inside the plane.
@heathera3172
@heathera3172 4 жыл бұрын
😭😭😭😭😭😭
@brianacruz4924
@brianacruz4924 2 жыл бұрын
Ellos teine uno en garaje de el mecánico y cuando passo por la calle siempre lo veo y traje buenos recuerdos con ese Avión nosotros tuvos unos de eso en Barranquilla de Avianca pero los discontarion
@scotty6346
@scotty6346 5 ай бұрын
Give me the well engineered MD-80 over a 737-Max any day!
@cesarmodesto6515
@cesarmodesto6515 4 жыл бұрын
It sad to see the MD-80 to be at his graveyard.May you rest in peace.
@eternal5930
@eternal5930 4 жыл бұрын
I flew on an MD80 when I was 5. I am not sure if it was Delta or American.
@samanthabenedict7806
@samanthabenedict7806 4 жыл бұрын
Should have kept them flying.
@chepa7465
@chepa7465 4 жыл бұрын
What is the song title 1:22
@justmiko9461
@justmiko9461 4 жыл бұрын
Can boeing stop making 737 Max 8
@eternal5930
@eternal5930 4 жыл бұрын
It flew from Dallas. My home
@dianacamacho9575
@dianacamacho9575 4 жыл бұрын
goodbye md-80 american airlines😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
@speedbirdmuc5182
@speedbirdmuc5182 4 жыл бұрын
😢
@lucascalma605
@lucascalma605 4 жыл бұрын
Timeline of famous airplane retirement: Concorde - 2003 DC-10/MD-11 - 2014 747-400 - 2017 (for now) A340 - 2018 (for now) MD-80 - 2019 A380 - Around 2030's
@hayden4516
@hayden4516 4 жыл бұрын
A380s are already being retired. Emirates retired the first two last week. Air France and Lufthansa will soon follow.
@lucascalma605
@lucascalma605 4 жыл бұрын
And soon, the three aforementioned airlines will be followed by British Airways, Thai Airways, China Southern Airlines, Korean Air, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines, Asiana Airlines, Qantas, Malaysia Airlines, Etihad and eventually, ANA.
@gamma_dablam
@gamma_dablam 4 жыл бұрын
Virgin Atlantic still use 340’s
@lucascalma605
@lucascalma605 4 жыл бұрын
@@gamma_dablam But their being phased out.
@JourneywithSmee
@JourneywithSmee 4 жыл бұрын
Concorde should never have been retired after that piece of a DC10 brought one down in France.
@LoganAlba69420
@LoganAlba69420 Жыл бұрын
the fact that this plane has a history and the fact that actually that plane Was one of the models of American airlines flight 11 and the hijackers on 9/11 crashed it into the twin towers it was sad never forget tho but that plane model is gone wow and replaced
@user-jr4nx4bd3o
@user-jr4nx4bd3o 4 жыл бұрын
수고했다
@DavidBerquist334
@DavidBerquist334 4 жыл бұрын
I hope the buyer keeps the polished aluminum
@velocitygaming7037
@velocitygaming7037 4 жыл бұрын
Why did I think of the plane crashing down the runway
@deeanna8448
@deeanna8448 4 жыл бұрын
It's always sad to see aircraft sent to the boneyard.
@nathanw9770
@nathanw9770 4 жыл бұрын
They should've preserved some of them.
@Marreroortiz
@Marreroortiz 4 жыл бұрын
Why are they getting rid of the MD 80????
@TheJakeUtube
@TheJakeUtube 4 жыл бұрын
chri mar old design. Not as good on fuel compared to newer aircraft.
@Marreroortiz
@Marreroortiz 4 жыл бұрын
@@TheJakeUtube Oh, I see.... thanks!
@99ZondaS
@99ZondaS 4 жыл бұрын
At least Delta still has the MD90s
@TheJakeUtube
@TheJakeUtube 4 жыл бұрын
999ZondaS MD-88’s as well. They are just an MD-83 with an upgraded cockpit.
@thecaynuck4694
@thecaynuck4694 3 жыл бұрын
Not anymore sadly. And there's not even a single MD90 in the world, but there is still some MD80's in more exotic places.
@jr13227
@jr13227 4 жыл бұрын
A true pilots plane
@liadyrivera4199
@liadyrivera4199 4 жыл бұрын
i want it.........ima put it in my backyard
@dfndr90
@dfndr90 4 жыл бұрын
Dad why are you crying so loud
@F2_Gaming
@F2_Gaming 4 жыл бұрын
I mean airfast still using this type of aircraft
@gherthort
@gherthort 4 жыл бұрын
RIP MadDog
@JundaComputersGmbH
@JundaComputersGmbH 4 жыл бұрын
Boeing should replace 737 MAX with a modernized re engined version of MD-90 with PW1100G Geared TurboFan 35.9 meter wingspan with split scimitar winglets and I would choose a next gen MD-90 over 737 MAX !!!
4 жыл бұрын
That would make too much sense though lol
@louperez953
@louperez953 4 жыл бұрын
Awww this kills me... oh well on to the 737 Max
@oscarriquezes9650
@oscarriquezes9650 4 жыл бұрын
Very sad to see the good and old MD80 sendoff. DC9/MD80 was my favorite jetplanes family ever. Aviation is now a very dull world with just Boeing and Airbus around.
@richyrich6939
@richyrich6939 4 жыл бұрын
U still have Embraer
@thecaynuck4694
@thecaynuck4694 3 жыл бұрын
@@richyrich6939 And Bombardier. Well I know they sold their commercial jets, but still.
@thecaynuck4694
@thecaynuck4694 3 жыл бұрын
Bombardier, Embraer are great manufacturers, and while there are some exotic manufacturers especially in Russia/China, those probably won't fly in the West. But maybe Mitsibishi with their CRJ-inspired MRJ.
@leezinke4351
@leezinke4351 4 жыл бұрын
At least the 717-200 is not going anywhere soon.
@michaelhall9717
@michaelhall9717 4 жыл бұрын
What is the deal with these funking commercials
@aydanisscool
@aydanisscool 4 жыл бұрын
Did they actually not have flights canceled lol
@johanneolsen658
@johanneolsen658 4 жыл бұрын
NOOOO
@orffieraku2094
@orffieraku2094 4 жыл бұрын
Everyone say F
@kittygirlkrista6553
@kittygirlkrista6553 4 жыл бұрын
So many airplane experts in the comments.
@n310ea
@n310ea 4 жыл бұрын
I wonder why AA and the media didn't do this much drama for the MD-11 when they retired them.
@luisandrade5126
@luisandrade5126 4 жыл бұрын
I'm sure the MD80 gave much more benefits to AA than the MD11, that was itself a failure for its manufacturer. The MD11 was retired way before the 80 even though it came to business 10 years laters, unable to compete against the twin-engine Boeing 777.
@DZEyoyo123
@DZEyoyo123 4 жыл бұрын
@@luisandrade5126 - The MD-11 wasn't intended to compete with any aircraft, it was just meant to be an upgrade version of the DC-10.
@AR-yb4tz
@AR-yb4tz 2 жыл бұрын
Don't you forget about me
@tropicaldog5852
@tropicaldog5852 4 жыл бұрын
I mean the thing did crash a lot.... Still love it tho
@thecaynuck4694
@thecaynuck4694 3 жыл бұрын
In that age though, before the 2000's, crashes with pretty much all aircraft were common. As time progresses, air travel gets safer. Many of those crashes were also pilot error or airline maintenance faults.
@bendover9411
@bendover9411 4 жыл бұрын
😞😞😞😞😞
@Yomamas_ASS
@Yomamas_ASS 4 жыл бұрын
I'm not sad for the pilot CuZz he makes over 130,000 a year flying that plane lol 😂😂😂
@charliegood1967
@charliegood1967 4 жыл бұрын
Never enjoyed flying on them on any airline.
@ThiccSiccNicc
@ThiccSiccNicc 4 жыл бұрын
blog it
@blackopzopz764
@blackopzopz764 4 жыл бұрын
Im going to that desert and pull off a GTA just watch it is gonna be on ABC 😈
@BigEightiesNewWave
@BigEightiesNewWave 4 жыл бұрын
grease that Jack screw.
@crsp76691
@crsp76691 6 ай бұрын
Hated flying on those junk piles!! Terrible aircon, lavs would stink up the hole plane, super loud engines making me def if i sat in the rear, single cramped isle, hated flying on those!!!
@e30kitty
@e30kitty 4 жыл бұрын
Transport to germany is to expensive to use it as home, so i think they will rotten until they are gone
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