American Airlines primarily operates a mix of Airbus and Boeing (including McDonnell Douglas) narrow-body and wide-body aircraft, as well as one narrow-body type from Embraer. American is currently in the process of the largest fleet renewal in its history, with over 220 aircraft remaining on order from Airbus and Boeing. American Airlines also announced a new livery to be painted on all aircraft. American Airlines has already completed repainting of all of its aircraft that are expected to remain in service beyond 2017.
Current fleet
American Airlines 737-800 Take Off - American Airlines flying with the NEW paint job! I caught this and a new AA ERJ at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.
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.
American is the largest operator of Airbus A320 family of aircraft in the world. It operates the largest fleet of A321 aircraft, and has the second largest A319 fleet, only behind easyJet.
The following table represents all American Airlines mainline fleet types and layouts in service (including US Airways airframes) as of March 2018.
Fleet history
American Airlines Formerly operated
- Airbus A300B4-605R
- Boeing 717-200
- Boeing 727-100
- Boeing 727-200
- Boeing 737-200
- Boeing 737-300
- Boeing 747-100
- Boeing 747-200C
- Boeing 747SP
- Convair 440 Metropolitan
- Douglas DC-2
- Douglas DC-3
- Douglas DC-6
- Douglas DC-7
- Douglas DC-8
- Fokker 100
- Lockheed L-188 Electra
- McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10
- McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
- McDonnell Douglas MD-11
- McDonnell Douglas MD-81
- McDonnell Douglas MD-87
- McDonnell Douglas MD-90
American Freighter Formerly operated
- 747-100F
Fleet timeline
Notes:
- 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). 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. Scheduled CV-440 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.
- American briefly operated a Boeing 747-200C freighter for six months in 1984.
- American briefly operated five McDonnell Douglas MD-87s and five MD-90s acquired as a result of its acquisition of Reno Air.
- 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.
- 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.
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