This Week in the Air—August 22-28

Posted on: 2016-08-28 /

Categories: Special Aircraft Tracking

This past week was an eventful one for Flightradar24 and the aviation world. From great strides in our coverage to a host a special flights, here are some of the notable aviation events from the past week. (more…)

American Airlines Retiring 20 MD-80s to Roswell

Posted on: 2016-08-22 /

Categories: Special Aircraft Tracking

On 23 August, American Airlines will retire 20 MD-82 and MD-83 aircraft to Roswell, New Mexico, one of the largest single-day aircraft retirements in airline history. American is retiring a total of 45 MD-80 series aircraft this year, leaving 52 in the fleet at the end of 2016. At one point, the American MD-80 fleet numbered 370. (more…)