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American Airlines once again operates flights with the McDonnell Douglas
MD-80. The American airline said goodbye to the twin-engine type in September,
but has now donated two aircraft to technical training.
 
CareerTech in Oklahoma City and Lewis University in Romeoville will both be
provided with an MD-80. This allows students to apply their theoretical
knowledge in practice. American Airlines therefore flew an MD-80 with
registration N9621A to Oklahoma on Thursday, followed by a flight with the
N501AA to Illinois on Friday.
 
The MD-80 has been the workhorse of American Airlines on domestic routes since
the 1980s. Since 2009, a total of eight airplanes have now been donated to
training institutions.
 
Editor's note:
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This could, of course, also be viewed as a low-cost way of getting rid of the
airframes without having to pay for the parking and disposal. 

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