American Airlines fleet
American Airlines operates 885 mainline aircraft, the largest commercial airline fleet in the world. It primarily operates a mix of Airbus and Boeing narrow-body and Boeing wide-body aircraft. American is currently in the process of the largest fleet renewal in its history, with nearly 200 aircraft remaining on order from Airbus and Boeing.
Current fleet
American is the largest operator of the Airbus A320 family in the world.[1][n 1] It operates the largest fleet of A321 and A319 aircraft in the world.
As of February 2021, the American Airlines mainline fleet consists of the following aircraft:[1][2][3][4]
Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |||||
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F | J | P | Y+ | Y | Total | ||||
Airbus A319-100 | 133 | — | 8 | — | — | 24 | 96 | 128 | Largest operator. |
Airbus A320-200 | 45 | — | 12 | — | — | 18 | 120 | 150 | Older aircraft to be replaced by Boeing 737 MAX 8. |
Airbus A321-200 | 16 | — | 10 | 20 | — | 36 | 36 | 102 | A321T Premium Transcontinental configuration.
Flown on JFK to LAX and SFO routes. Select flights from LAX to MIA and JFK to BOS. |
203 | 16 | — | 36 | 129 | 181 | To be converted to the 20/47/123, 190-seat configuration.[5] | |||
16 | 15 | 156 | 187 | ||||||
20 | 47 | 123 | 190 | Largest operator. | |||||
Airbus A321neo | 29 | 69 | 20 | — | — | 47 | 129 | 196 | |
Airbus A321XLR | — | 50 | TBA | To be delivered from 2023 to 2025.[6][7] | |||||
Boeing 737-800 | 304 | — | 16 | — | — | 30 | 114 | 160 | To be retrofitted to the 16/30/126, 172-seat configuration.[5] Older aircraft to be replaced by Boeing 737 MAX 8. |
126 | 172 | "Kodiak"/"Oasis" retro-fitted configuration | |||||||
Boeing 737 MAX 8 | 40 | 60 | 16 | — | — | 30 | 126 | 172 | Resumed commercial service on December 29, 2020. To replace older Boeing 737-800 and Airbus A320-200.[8] |
Boeing 777-200ER | 47 | — | — | 37 | 24 | 66 | 146 | 273 | Older aircraft to be replaced by Boeing 787-9 by 2023.[9] |
Boeing 777-300ER | 20 | — | 8 | 52 | 28 | 28 | 188 | 304 | |
Boeing 787-8 | 29 | 13 | — | 20 | 28 | 48 | 138 | 234 | |
Boeing 787-9 | 22 | 25 | — | 30 | 21 | 34 | 200 | 285 | Replacing older Boeing 777-200ER. |
Total | 888 | 189 |
Fleet history
Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes | Refs |
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Jet Aircraft | |||||
Airbus A300B4-600R | 35 | 1988 | 2009 | One crashed as Flight 587 | [10] |
Airbus A330-200 | 15 | 2013 | 2020 | Former US Airways fleet. Retired due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | [11] |
Airbus A330-300 | 9 | 2013 | 2020 | Former US Airways fleet. | [12][13] |
BAe 146-100 | 1 | 1987 | 1988 | Former AirCal fleet. | [14] |
BAe 146-200 | 7 | 1988 | 1994 | ||
BAC 111-401AK | 30 | 1963 | 1972 | [15] | |
Boeing 707-120 | 56 | 1959 | 1979 | ||
Boeing 707-320 | 48 | 1963 | 1981 | [16] | |
Boeing 707-320C | 8 | 1970 | 1981 | [17] | |
Boeing 717-200 | 29 | 2001 | 2003 | Former Trans World Airlines fleet. | [18] |
Boeing 720B | 25 | 1961 | 1975 | [19] | |
Boeing 727-100 | 59 | 1964 | 1994 | ||
Boeing 727-200 | 125 | 1968 | 2002 | [20] | |
Boeing 737-100 | 2 | 1987 | 1990 | Former AirCal fleet. | [21] |
Boeing 737-200 | 21 | 1987 | 1991 | Former AirCal fleet. | [22] |
Boeing 737-300 | 8 | 1987 | 1992 | Former AirCal fleet. | [23] |
Boeing 737-400 | 14 | 2013 | 2015 | Former US Airways fleet. | |
Boeing 747-100 | 9 | 1970 | 1985 | ||
Boeing 747-100SF | 7 | 1976 | 1989 | [24] | |
Boeing 747-200 | 1 | 1984 | 1984 | Leased from World Airways | [25] |
Boeing 747SP | 2 | 1986 | 1994 | [26] | |
Boeing 757-200 | 176 | 1989 | 2020 | One crashed as Flight 965. Some aircraft were inherited from TWA, and sold to Delta to have an all RB211-powered fleet. Most 757-200 are stored and awaiting new owners. Some have found new owners, including, but not limited to: DHL Aviation, United States Department of Justice, United States Air Force, Icelandair, Cargojet, Swiftair, Olympus Airways, Cygnus Air, Aviastar-TU, SF Airlines. |
[13] |
1 | 2001 | Hijacked and crashed into The Pentagon as Flight 77, part of the September 11th attacks. | |||
Boeing 767-200 | 13 | 1982 | 2014 | [27] | |
Boeing 767-200ER | 16 | 1984 | 2014 | [27] | |
1 | 2001 | Hijacked and crashed into World Trade Center as Flight 11, part of the September 11th attacks. | |||
Boeing 767-300ER | 96 | 1988 | 2020 | One unsuccessfully bombed as Flight 63. Two planes purchased by New England Patriots as charter aircraft. Various ones now have new owners, including Air Transport Services Group, Cargo Aircraft Management, Atlas Air, Air Transport International, all operating for Amazon Air. Other new owners also include DHL Aviation, UMB Bank, U.S. Bancorp, Cargojet Airways. |
[13] |
1 | 2016 | Written off as Flight 383. | |||
Convair 990 | 20 | 1962 | 1967 | ||
Embraer 190AR | 20 | 2013 | 2020 | Former US Airways fleet. | [13] |
Fokker 100 | 75 | 1991 | 2004 | [28] | |
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 | 54 | 1971 | 2000 | Years differ because American purchased 20 second-tier aircraft after original 35. One damaged as Flight 96 |
[29] |
1 | 1979 | Crashed as Filght 191. | |||
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 | 11 | 1981 | 2000 | All purchased used from various other airlines | [30] |
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 | 19 | 1991 | 2002 | [31] | |
McDonnell Douglas MD-81 | 8 | 2001 | 2011 | Former Trans World Airlines fleet. | [32] |
McDonnell Douglas MD-82 | 270 | 1983 | 2019 | One crashed as Flight 1420. | [33] |
McDonnell Douglas MD-83 | 108 | 1987 | 2019 | One damaged as Flight 1572. | |
McDonnell Douglas MD-87 | 5 | 1991 | 2003 | Former Reno Air fleet. | [34] |
McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30 | 5 | 1999 | 2005 | Former Reno Air fleet. | [35] |
Propeller Aircraft | |||||
Convair 240 | 80 | 1948 | Unknown | ||
Convair 440 Metropolitan | 5 | 1976 | Unknown | Operated by American Inter-Island Airlines for St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. | [36] |
Douglas DC-2 | 16 | 1934 | Unknown | ||
Douglas DC-3 | 113 | 1936 | 1955 | ||
Douglas DC-4 | 53 | 1946 | 1958 | ||
Douglas DC-6 | 88 | 1946 | 1966 | ||
Douglas DC-7 | 58 | 1953 | 1967 | ||
Lockheed L-188A Electra | 35 | 1959 | 1968 | ||
Notes
- As of August 31, 2017, 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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