Is the MD-80 gone yet?
Jun 23, 2015, 3:51 pm
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I know i'm getting really specific here, but does anyone know if there are specific routes/a way I can find out which routes mainly/have all MD82's flying on it? I've already logged the MD83 so I want to fly on at least one MD82.
Jun 23, 2015, 5:02 pm
#126
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No. They are dispatched interchangeably. There probably isn't even any difference left between AA's MD-82s and MD-83s these days as the MD-82s have been "reengined" (by service bulletin: lots of paperwork and a little minor tweaking of the engine controls to go from a -217 to -219) and could very well have received an MTOW increase by service bulletin too.
Jun 24, 2015, 1:04 pm
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Looks like one of the all MD-80 stations, ONT, got one of its DFW frequencies switched to a 738. Not sure when this happened, but there still a few more daily flights that use the S80. Maybe it is a good news that it is a gradual switch rather than all at once.
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