American Airlines fleet
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As of May 2016, American Airlines operates a mainline fleet of 945 aircraft, making it the largest commercial fleet in the world.[citation needed] It primarily operates a mix of Airbus and Boeing (including McDonnell Douglas) narrow-body and wide-body aircraft, as well as one narrow-body variant from Embraer. American is currently in the process of the largest fleet renewal in its history, with over 300 aircraft on order from Airbus and Boeing.[1] American Airlines also announced a new livery to be painted on all aircraft. American Airlines expects to be done repainting all aircraft by the end of 2017, and has repainted a majority of its widebody aircraft.[2]
Current fleet
All US Airways airframes were transferred to American Airlines on April 8, 2015 when a Single Operating Certificate was awarded by the Federal Aviation Administration.[3]
American is the largest operator of Airbus A320 family aircraft in the world.[4][n 1] It operates the largest fleet of A321 aircraft, and has the second largest A319 fleet, only behind easyJet.[4] American also operates the fourth largest fleet of Boeing 737 Next Generation family aircraft worldwide (behind Ryanair, Southwest Airlines, and United Airlines), while having the second largest fleet of the Boeing 737-800 variant (the only Next Generation variant used by American), trailing Ryanair.[5]
The following table represents all American Airlines mainline fleet types and layouts in service (including US Airways airframes) as of May 2016.[6][7]
Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||||
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F | J | Y+ | Y | Total | ||||
Airbus A319-100 | 125 | — | 12 | — | — | 112 | 124 | All aircraft receiving new 128 configuration until July 2016.[8][9] |
8 | — | 18 | 102 | 128 | ||||
Airbus A320-200 | 51 | — | 12 | — | — | 138 | 150 | 51 remaining by the end of 2016.[10] |
Airbus A321-200 | 184 | 35 | 16 | — | — | 171 | 187 | Deliveries through 2017. Replacing Domestic 757. Largest operator of the A321. |
16 | — | 32 | 133 | 181 | ||||
10 | 20 | 36 | 36 | 102 | 17 aircraft used on JFK-LAX/JFK-SFO transcontinental routes. | |||
Airbus A321neo | — | 100 |
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Deliveries begin in 2019. Replacing 757 (LAA).[11] | ||||
Airbus A330-200 | 15 | — | — | 20 | — | 238 | 258 | To be retrofitted with new Premium Economy class.[12] |
Airbus A330-300 | 9 | — | — | 28 | — | 263 | 291 | To be retired by 2018. Replacement: A350 and 787.[13] |
Airbus A350-900 | — | 22 |
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Deliveries begin in 2017.[11][14] | ||||
Boeing 737-800 | 272 | 32 | 16 | — | 30 | 114 | 160 | Replacing MD-80. |
Boeing 737 MAX 8 | — | 100 |
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Deliveries begin in 2017.[15][16] | ||||
Boeing 757-200 | 56 | — | 14 | — | — | 176 | 190 | LUS Domestic configuration. Being phased out and replaced by A321. |
24 | — | 52 | 108 | 184 | LAA Domestic configuration. Being phased out and replaced by A321 and A321neo. | |||
22 | — | 52 | 108 | 182 | ||||
— | 12 | — | 164 | 176 | LUS International configuration. To be retrofitted with new lie-flat Business Class seats & Wi-Fi.[8][9][17] | |||
— | 16 | 52 | 108 | 176 | LAA International configuration. To be retrofitted with lie-flat Business Class seats & Wi-Fi.[8][9][17] |
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Boeing 767-300ER | 40 | — | — | 30 | 21 | 167 | 218 | 25 aircraft retrofitted with 209 seat configuration with fully lie-flat Business Class seats.[18] All others to be phased out by 2017.[10]
8 additional units to be retired in 2018. 17 at the end of 2018. |
— | 28 | 25 | 156 | 209 | ||||
Boeing 777-200ER | 47 | — | 16 | 37 | — | 194 | 247 | All aircraft will receive 289 seat configuration.[19][20] |
— | 45 | 45 | 170 | 260 | 260 configuration of 13 aircraft are retrofitted with Zodiac Business Suites. Premium Economy class will be added over the next 3 years.[12][21] | |||
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289 | 289 configuration (34 aircraft) will be mixed between the Zodiac and B/E Super Diamond Business Suite. Zodiac seats will be on no more than 10 of the 289-seat aircraft.[22] | |||||
Boeing 777-300ER | 20 | — | 8 | 52 | 30 | 220 | 310 | First operator of the 777-300ER in America.[23] To be retrofitted with new Premium Economy class.[12] |
Boeing 787-8 | 17 | 3 | — | 28 | 48 | 150 | 226 | To be retrofitted with new Premium Economy class.[12] |
Boeing 787-9 | — | 22 |
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Deliveries begin in third quarter of 2016.[12] | ||||
Embraer 190 | 20 | — | 11 | — | — | 88 | 99 | To be phased out by the end of 2019.[24] |
McDonnell Douglas MD-82 | 38 | — | 16 | — | 30 | 94 | 140 | 61 MD-80 aircraft will be retired in 2016, with the remaining aircraft to be retired by the end of 2017.[10][25] To be replaced by 737. |
McDonnell Douglas MD-83 | 51 | — | 16 | — | 30 | 94 | 140 | |
Total | 945 | 314 |
Special liveries
Registration | Livery | Aircraft | Source |
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N742PS | Pacific Southwest Airlines Heritage Livery | Airbus A319 | [26] |
N744P | Piedmont Airlines Heritage Livery | [27] | |
N745VJ | Allegheny Airlines Heritage Livery | [28] | |
N838AW | America West Heritage Livery | [29] | |
N578UW | US Airways Heritage Livery | Airbus A321 | [30] |
N837NN | Oneworld Livery | Boeing 737-800 | [31] |
N838NN | [32] | ||
N915NN | TWA Heritage Livery | [33] | |
N916NN | Reno Air Heritage Livery | [34] | |
N917NN | Air Cal Heritage Livery | [35] | |
N951AA | American Astrojet Heritage Livery | [36] | |
N905AN | American Flagship Liberty on old (1968-2013) livery | [37] | |
N174AA | Oneworld livery | Boeing 757-200 | [38] |
N351AA | American Spirit of San Francisco partial on old (1968-2013) livery | Boeing 767-300ER | [39] |
N343AN | Oneworld Livery | [40] | |
N791AN | Boeing 777-200ER | [41] | |
N796AN | [42] | ||
N9405T | American Flagship Tulsa partial on old (1968-2013) livery | McDonnell Douglas MD-83 | [43] |
Fleet Gallery
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American Airlines at Providenciales Airport, Mar 2016.JPG
Airbus A320-200
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American Airlines, Airbus A321-231(WL), N111ZM - LAX (21738025874).jpg
Airbus A321-200
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American Airlines Airbus A330 N285AY (25665074270).jpg
Airbus A330-200
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American Airlines Airbus A330-300 at Heathrow.jpg
Airbus A330-300
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American Airlines Boeing 737-800 N980AN (16422912861).jpg
Boeing 737-800
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American Airlines, Boeing 757-223(WL), N191AN (25354385105).jpg
Boeing 757-200
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American Airlines, N394AN, 767-323 ER (24411842719).jpg
Boeing 767-300ER
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American Airlines, Boeing 777-200 N791AN 'One World' NRT (17119073949).jpg
Boeing 777-200ER
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American Airlines Boeing 777-300ER (9396649764).jpg
Boeing 777-300ER
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American Airlines Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner (N805AN) at LAX (22935779625).jpg
Boeing 787-8
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US Airways E190 in RSW.JPG
Embraer 190
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American Airlines MD-80 flight 577.jpg
McDonnell Douglas MD-80
Fleet history
1930–1959 | 1930s | 1940s | 1950s | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Piston Aircraft | Ford 5-AT 1930–1935 | Douglas DC-3 1936–1949 | Douglas DC-7 1953–1963 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fairchild 100 1931–1952 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Douglas DC-2 1934–1936 | Douglas DC-4 1946–1953 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Curtiss Condor 1934–1950 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lockheed L-049 Constellation 1946–1950 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Douglas DC-6 1947–1966 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Convair CV-240 1948–1964 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boeing 377 1949–1950 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turboprop Aircraft | Lockheed L-188 Electra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jet Aircraft | Boeing 707 |
1960–1989 | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Piston Aircraft | Douglas DC-6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Convair CV-240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Douglas DC-7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turboprop Aircraft | Lockheed L-188 Electra 1958–1970 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Narrowbody Jet Aircraft |
Boeing 707 / Boeing 720 / Boeing 720B 1959–1981 | McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Series | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Convair 990 1962–1969 | Boeing 737 (-100, -200, -300) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boeing 727 (-100, -200) 1964–2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
British Aircraft Corporation BAC One-Eleven (series 400) 1965–1973 | British Aerospace BAe 146-200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boeing 757 (-200) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Widebody Jet Aircraft |
Boeing 747 (-100) 1970–1984 | Boeing 747SP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McDonnell Douglas DC-10 (-10, -30)* 1971–2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boeing 767 (-200, -200ER, -300ER) 1982– | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Airbus A300 (-600R) |
1990–Present | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Narrowbody Jet Aircraft |
McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Series (-81, -82, -83, -87) 1983– | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boeing 737 (-100, -200, -300) 1987–1992 | Boeing 737 Next Generation (-800) 1999– | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boeing 727 1964–2002 | Airbus A320 family (A319, A320, A321) 2013– | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
British Aerospace 146-200 1987–1994 | McDonnell Douglas MD-90 1999–2001 | Embraer 190 2015– | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boeing 757 (-200) 1989– | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fokker 100 1991–2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boeing 717 2001–2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Widebody Jet Aircraft |
Boeing 747SP 1986–1994 | Boeing 777 (-200ER, -300ER) 1999- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McDonnell Douglas DC-10 (-10, -30)* 1971–2001 | Airbus A330 (-200, -300) 2015– | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boeing 767 (-200, -200ER, -300ER) 1982– | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Airbus A300 (-600R) 1988–2009 | Boeing 787 (-8) 2015– | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 1991–2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* Denotes Launch Customer |
Notes:
- Eight Boeing 377s and seven Lockheed L-049 Constellations served in American Overseas Airways' transatlantic service and were acquired by Pan American World Airways.[citation needed]
- In early 1970 before AA took delivery of its own Boeing 747, the company leased two Pan Am 747-121s. 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.[citation needed]
- After American acquired Trans Caribbean Airways (TCA) in 1971, the company briefly owned TCA's fleet of five Douglas DC-8s (three -50s & two -61s).[44] These aircraft were never operated by AA and were sold to other carriers. American continued to operate Boeing 727-200 aircraft that were previously flown by TCA.
- American operated a small fleet of five Convair 440 prop aircraft from the mid-1970s to 1980 in the Caribbean via a wholly owned subsidiary, American Inter-Island Airlines. [45] 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 following the crash of a Boeing 727-100 operating as American Airlines Flight 625 at St. Thomas (STX) on April 27, 1976. There is a small exhibit commemorating American Inter-Island at the American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum near Dallas/Ft. Worth Airport.[46]
- Most Boeing 747–100 wide body aircraft were retired from passenger service in the late 1970s and served as freighters until their final retirement in 1985. Several were retired earlier with NASA acquiring one of the early retired aircraft in 1974 and then modifying it as a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) in order to transport Space Shuttle Orbiter Vehicles. Early in its NASA career, the aircraft, N905NA, continued to carry the American Airlines tricolor cheatline before eventually being repainted.[citation needed]
- American briefly operated a Boeing 747-200C freighter for six months in 1984.[47]
- Twenty-one Boeing 737-100/200/300s and eight British Aerospace BAe 146-200 aircraft that were operated between 1987 and 1992 were acquired with the assets of AirCal and primarily operated from AA's hub at San Jose International Airport.[citation needed]
- American briefly operated five McDonnell Douglas MD-87s and five MD-90s acquired through its takeover of Reno Air.[48]
- American Airlines was the largest passenger McDonnell Douglas DC-10 operator before retiring this wide body type in 2000, operating a total of 55 DC-10-10s and 11 DC-10-30s.[citation needed]
- After acquiring Trans World Airlines (TWA), American operated 28 Boeing 717-200 and 8 McDonnell Douglas MD-81 aircraft between 2001 and 2003. American sold off TWA's fleet of Boeing 757-200s and Boeing 767-300ERs.[49]
- American Airlines retired its Airbus A300-600R wide body aircraft in August 2009 after 21 years of service. Afterwards, American was an exclusive Boeing operator (including McDonnell Douglas aircraft, due to its merger with Boeing in 1997) until 2013, when it took delivery of its first Airbus A319.[citation needed]
- Aircraft that were acquired through the merger with US Airways that weren't previously operated by American included the Airbus A320, A330-200, A330-300, and the Embraer 190.[citation needed]
Notes
- ↑ As of November 30, 2015, 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
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