Economy Class & Beyond

Airplane Art – American Airlines Airbus A330-200 departing Manchester

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. Departing the wet and cold of Manchester Airport is an American Airlines Airbus A330-200 as it takes off for a transatlantic hop, bound for Philadelphia. American Airlines operates both version of the Airbus A330 (current engine) - the A330-200 (the range optimised variant) and the A330-300 (the payload … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – American Airlines Airbus A321 approaching Chicago O’Hare

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week on final approach to Chicago O'Hare on a sunny autumn day, is an American Airlines Airbus A321, with the undercarriage deployed. American Airlines operate a fleet of 203 Airbus A321s in its US Domestic and Medium haul operations, used for both premium services and normal services in the … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – American Airlines Boeing 757-200 at Manchester

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. Landing at Manchester Airport on an autumn morning is an American Airlines Boeing 757-200 landing. This plane would form the return service back to New York JFK. American Airlines operate a fleet of 51 Boeing 757-200 aircraft, which are used for various duties across the American Airlines fleet (such as … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – American Airlines Airbus A321

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more airplane art. This week, taxing in the early morning is an American Airlines Airbus A321 (ex US Airways) at Phoenix Sky Harbour International Airport as it prepares to head to the runway for its next departure. American Airlines inherited a fleet of Airbus short-haul aircraft (including A321s) when it merged with US … [Read more...]

Twenty American Airlines MD-80s go into retirement…

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... and as much as like the McDonnell Douglas MD-80 for photos... I'm not going to miss them. American Airlines MD-80 at Dallas Fort Worth, Image - Economy Class and Beyond The MD-80 fleet is still numerous in number, with 61 MD-80 type aircraft left in the operational fleet of American Airlines. Twenty of the type today retired to Roswell - to be placed into … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – American Airlines Boeing 737-800 at Dawn

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, in the dawn of an early morning is an American Airlines Boeing 737-800 being pushed back  from the gate at Chicago O'Hare for its next departure somewhere in the United States of America. American Airlines operate a fleet of 260 Boeing 737-800 aircraft, with orders for 44 more still on the … [Read more...]