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Old Jun 24, 2014 | 11:18 am
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Originally Posted by user123
If flying an AA MD-80, you have a 50% chance of delayed at the gate due to maintenance items "pending sign off"
Above is wild exaggeration.

I fly on tons of AA MD-80s as well as plenty of other types operated by AA, DL, MQ, OO... I also track all my flights.

There is no airline/equipment type in my experience that jumps out as having a disproportionate number of delays.

I've had mechanical delays on AA MD-80s... at about the same rate as I have had mechanical delays on other types and other airlines.
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