Flying on the oldest aircraft in American Airlines fleet

[@markvolpe2305]

5:39 Interesting to see that they have the md80 in the current livery in the magazine. Also interesting to see that Delta modernized their 88's with wifi, new paneling, seats, and mood lighting.

[@RobGilmore69]

That old American livery was the best and most iconic one in the skies. I'm praying that they reintroduce it as their primary livery once again sometime soon. Also, I always found the rear-engine planes (namely the MD-80 series and the 717) to be a more comfortable flight.

[@jr13227]

Sadly they won’t. Newer planes they’re acquiring like airbuses from U.S. and 787s aren’t built with the right material to be polished aluminum.

[@Josh_Furtado]

@@jr13227 Yeah I wish but it's a better idea it's a lot lighter so better fuel efficiency

[@yamahaguy1732]

@@Josh_Furtado A lot of the new aircraft are made entirely out of composite materials so sadly in the future it won’t be possible.

[@ron3557]

@@yamahaguy1732 sad. The gray livery fucking sucks. I want the silver one back so much. Same with united. Uniteds gray livery with bottom half being blue was the best. Man why do companies downgrade their good stuff

[@yamahaguy1732]

@@ron3557 yeah it’s unfortunate. Main reason American cut the silver is because they would hire people on specifically to polish the skin and it would take quite a bit of time so they wanted to cheap out and cut that cost to they went on to paining the aircraft. While panting is still time consuming and requires precise measurements of paint and whatnot it’s still less labor intensive and less money that polishing.

[@TheAviationLab]

Love the old livery!!

[@jackaviationRBLX]

The Fabric on those seats brings back so much nostalgia. I flew on two MD 80’s When I was younger. I didn’t think much of it because I wasn’t in to aviation at that time. Looking back at it now makes me think how lucky I was to get on a classic Mad Dog.

[@quack10]

I as well took many flights on the Mad Dog during my college years from STL - DFW - BUR.....The GREAT Ole days!!!!

[@afcacbs8544]

I can relate. I flew with it from DTW to DCA in 2013 but I didn’t give shit back then

[@timportwood191]

I MIIIIIIIISS this plane, and am beyond disappointed I missed flying on it, the 727, and now most recently, the 767. I grew up flying those and miss the sound and everything about those jets.

[@user-ng4tf2oq7s]

Delta still flies some. Plus Hawaiian and delta also have large 717 fleets which will be around for atleast a handful of years.

[@ImEpic854]

38 727s are still in service but just like the A300, they are freighters, meanwhile, the 767 is still on service.

[@Adrian1111]

10:01 The plane flew over my college! I love seeing planes landing from the parking lot.

[@GenkisTravels]

I love flying the MD-80's. They might be old, but I loved the 2-3 configuration.

[@michellocci]

U loved configuration md80 that is all ? I thought u love the design lol not about configuration

[@GenkisTravels]

@@michellocci I do love the design, all modern planes are starting to look the same lol.

[@BritanniaPacific]

I’ve only flown twice on these planes. First on the 3 side, second on the 2 side. Both by the windows behind the wings. How often can you fly in a 2-3 seat cabin? Never!

[@Tev928]

Genki's Travels me too!!! When I would schedule a trip I would always pick these planes because of the configuration. I hate that soon this won’t be an option. Now I’ll have to sit next to some guy that smells funny. Gonna miss the ole MadDog 😩

[@DeltaDawnB767]

Delta MD88 is gone :(

[@salsajuan317]

Love this video...I flew on an AA MD-80 from Chicago to Denver. Best flight I've ever been on. The power of those engines are phenomenal; especially on those steep takeoffs!

[@capan_tee5964]

7:18 no kidding that whole kind of series of aircraft (DC-9, MD-80, MD-90, 717) could be used as fighter jets if need be

[@coydog7902]

That would be fuxking aweosme

[@redshirt5126]

Just strap some sidewinders and gun ports under the wings and be like, "Say hello to my little friends!"

[@protocolofficer2629]

Nice to see the old girl again. I flew on them from the early 70’s when they were DC 9s! They always felt “solid” in the air but to me were a bit claustrophobic. I would avoid them as much as possible. Thank you for sharing.

[@aninternetnpc7759]

how was it like flying on them?

[@markusknight]

Very cool. I flew on the MD-82 (reg: N7537A) from Dallas to Austin back in Feb 2014 just days before it was retired.

[@jamani1086]

Thanks QFS !!!

[@benimadmhickimse9844]

when i look at this livery i can feel pure metal surface!!!

[@Killar754]

I think about 3-4 years ago I saw that same livery but it was a different plane at Milwaukee

[@lorenjackson8961]

I remember back in the mid-90's....Northwest had three older DC-9's with over 100,000 cycles on them and they were still flying. The DC-9/MD-80 series aircraft were very reliable and built like a brick shithouse.

[@paulrom446]

I've flown on NW's DC-9'S Series 31 through 51's! Good work 🐴🐎 workhorses Nice rides!

[@bengiarraputo9357]

Yes! One used to come into Philly from Detroit every morn.

[@Hulksmash312]

You all are still rocking I drive 18 hour days 7 days a week and I listen to y'all it's so relaxing Thanks much Keep rocking

[@markussimicak104]

Absolutely love Dallas Fort Worth

[@jamani1086]

short flight but really enjoyed this. i got a video of this same plane going back to dfw from iah that same day. be safe my friend.

[@craigwillis3372]

Great video as always "from the vault !!"......The MD 82 reminds me here in Australia of the DC 9's....which traversed our country for many many years !! Re Livery...Singapore Airlines has not changed in a thousand years....Qantas have various themes on some aircraft but the Flying Kangaroo remains each time.!! Who needs IFE with great views out the window !! Thanks for this report on an iconic aircraft..well done and hope you are safe and well !!

[@arnavreddy]

I remember flying the MD-80 to Alberta, Canada when I was younger on American Airlines.

[@jamani1086]

tonight's Q re-view is of this last of 3 MD80 flights on a sunday afternoon. this is just for fun flying and i really enjoyed this video. good job qman and thanks for sharing!!

[@jamani1086]

Still watching in 2022, Well done Quebec Foxtrot Sierra and thanks for sharing!!

[@rickloduca394]

We got only md80s at SMF years ago so I flew a lot of them thru St Louis on TWA and thru DFW on AA. I loved them. Now my fav narrow body plane is the A220, thank you DL.!

[@marksmith4582]

Thank you for sharing this Quintin! That brings lots of memories back for me! I still remember flying on many Ozark Airlines DC9's many years ago! I've flown a few of the MD 80's as well but unfortunately it's been so long ago. I last flew (commercially) when Northwest Airlines still flew. Also Northwest Air Link. NWA Air Link flew CRJ 200's. I really liked those aircraft as well! I always appreciate your channel! Always with full respect! Mark in Iowa.

[@AlexReneRodriguez]

I think the most iconic is the Southwest Airlines canyon blue livery

[@tim4977]

I prefer to listen to the sound of JT-8D instead of music.

[@gigachad2632]

You can still here it naga 🙉🙈

[@TodosLados]

Amazing video, Quintin. For a second it happened to me that watching this video on HD and seeing the old AA livery, I just said, wait, am I right? Amazing report! Thanks for being one of the best trip reporters!!!

[@abrivol]

I flew on this aircraft so many times during so many years while in college, BJX-DFW and vice versa. Lots of memories...

[@baguetteavationedits]

it's almost like you went back in time with this one!

[@toddnewton8877]

Nice video. Was lucky enough to fly the MD80 for it's last 2 years of service. Last flew 501 on June 28, 2019 to LBB. Flight 2947. Such a classic airplane!

[@StarJet1960]

Welcome to KIAH bro.

[@scottbrettschneider9782]

Good video! The end of the wonderful Mad Dog era, it’s sad to see them go. Maybe it’s just me but i’d rather hear the ambient sounds in the cabin than that ‘music’, the sounds are a big part of the flying experience. Thanks for the video.

[@painms6560]

Love Aircraft ♡

[@BFFAvgeek15]

I got seat 15F on N970TW in May 2019. 😁✈️✈️ Great vid dude!

[@Dcc357]

Love rear engined aircraft! They sound way cooler in the cabin when they spool up.

[@joezegers]

Yeah. The problem with them is that they are louder.

[@aviationandotherstuff6571]

Man, I miss the AA MadDog already, the Delta ones are about to go also. ☹️

[@jovanholland36]

I never saw eny maddog super80s so its sadder for me

[@RenegadeChauffeur]

Sadly they are now gone. Flew on one Memorial Day weekend from ATL-STL and back and both the flight attendants and the pilots were very sorry to see them go.

[@MOBMJ]

I've always wondered how the hell is AA still in business

[@BonkersAboutAlice]

For me the most iconic livery has to be Pan Am

[@flyingstump2938]

I was gonna say, that's probably the most iconic

[@SNATRAVELS]

Hughes Air West was pretty damn nice as well

[@tedsommer]

I'm partial to PSA.

[@jdos2]

@@tedsommer Smilin' airplanes!

[@tedsommer]

@@jdos2 my dad used to work for them in Burbank in the 70's and through the buyout into USAir

[@javierallegre1261]

You're a great content creator and I love your vids! Greetings from Mexico!

[@Kerem9_8]

1:08 i flew on a 737 with that old livery from dallas to indianapolis with that livery in july 2019

[@paulrom446]

Nice video of a classic work horse 🐴🐎 Aircraft! IAH was my Training ✈️🤑 Base for COEX! Was TWA still flying back then? Iconic Livery's:. Delta's Livery ca. 1970's Classic United ca. 1960's Livery and loved the old Eastern 'Classic Hockey 🏑 Stick Livery!' On a related topic I once flew on a TWA MD-80. Series from STL to RNO. It was done up in Golden Arches McDonald's Livery! Apple 🍎 Red Arches on the Tail!(Golden of course!) A nice ride!

[@afcacbs8544]

Nothing can beat this iconic livery

[@BritanniaPacific]

I’ve only flown twice on American Airlines, both on the md-80. First was an overnight flight from lax to Laguardia via o’hare later in the morning. Second was from o’hare to LaGuardia. It seemed like those planes could go on forever. They sure got the job done both times, despite their age.

[@Texas80]

This was my favorite plane in the sky on my favorite airline. So sad to see these go.

[@lucaswald8905]

The best part about the Mad Dogs is the engine sounds. There loud!! Nice report as always.

[@zlotowski92]

Love the old AA livery! I'd say close second would be the BA Landor livery like they've brought back on one of their 747s!

[@brianglade848]

I fueled aircraft a few years back at MKE, I remember fueling Delta, DC9....I'd pop the panel under the wing, and it was analog gauges, a stamping near the cables said Dec 68......and I was told to whack the gauge with a screwdriver to get an accurate reading.....

[@hamoodtatari]

The old old United livery was so good I love it and the old qantas livery an iconic one.

[@MileHigh_Aviation]

Awesome trip report! I’m miss the md80’s

[@marknorris1911]

I like the older livery on all older aircraft. One of my favorites was the old,old Air California livery

[@johndornoff]

The last TWA plane I saw was a MD-80 sitting in Spokane (GEG) during the 9/11 grounding. TWA did not fly into Spokane so it was so unusual to see a TWA sitting at the empty airport at a gate normally used by Horizon turboprops.

[@MetraEmdF40PH]

At 1:01 there is a TWA heritage aircraft

[@pierrenine5775]

I still love and miss that old AA livery.

[@thiagonobrega6441]

The KLM livery is also very iconic for me. I always loved to see those blue liveries flying :))

[@sirclarkmarz]

I made the lanyard that Jenisons the tail cone and deploys the Escape slide on those md-80s

[@capan_tee5964]

In my humble opinion a very iconic livery is any TWA one

[@finalascent]

1:25 - is the ceiling blurred out for some reason?

[@markiangooley]

I remember standing outside an airport hotel in maybe 2009 smoking a cigar and watching planes come in towards a landing at DFW. Almost all had those MD T-tails... I always thought Eastern’s livery iconic...

[@trevorbills1950]

Sadly the Spirit livery is equally iconic. You can't miss the flying school bus anywhere

[@joezegers]

3:32 I know they made the new livery since new planes are no longer painted in bare metal, but American needs to *bring back the "AA"!*

[@th-l8936]

BA Landor. Iconic and the best livery to ever fly

[@nateleech3887]

Great vid man! Really gonna miss the bird once it’s gone from delta too. Actually that day is tomorrow 😢. Will never forget this plane, so monumental. (On a side note, kind of ironic you got A8 for departure. A8 was actually the gate I went into on my last MD 80 flight)

[@ShawnsTravels]

Great Report! It's insane how long these birds flew before getting retired. The old AA livery is killer. Thanks!

[@jayj8248]

Another just amazing video. Thank you QFS for doing what u do. There’s definitely a niche market but there’s a lot of us. You seem like you’re in college I wonder are you studying business? I think you should run an airline I think you will do amazing

[@corbynainsley2701]

The old Continental livery was also iconic along with the old AA livery

[@nenblom]

Corbyn Ainsley I loved the TWA livery as well!

[@lucaswald8905]

Poop

[@zuestoots5176]

She's old but reliable.. Took an MD-80 from Dallas to Sea-Tac in 2004 Got to enter the cockpit under flight. I was a minor at the time and had expressed a love for aircraft. Spent a good hours chatting with the pilots. i was only 13

[@josephfountaine3155]

Loved it never get a seat that wide again in coach

[@appking8714]

MD-80 .. Love and hate. Love - lots memories Hate - always got sick after work especially in summer...

[@dylanlevy2107]

Hope that md90 flight today went well cheers from California

[@kristiankumanov5732]

Last summer I flew on MD-82 from Burgas, Bulgaria to Leipzig, Germany. I was in the font, it was very smooth flight. But in the rear, the noise from the engines was very loud.

[@gpackwood1]

Sitting next to either one of those engines? Experience not to be forgotten. :-)

[@nicolasguillermoorregomont7324]

excelente que rico un vuelo en 747 vintage

[@drex6476]

30 year old buses and trucks cannot ply on the roads but a 30 year old plane can fly in the sky!

[@RashadKhanAviation2023]

Great video mate! That AA MD-80 is now retired. :(

[@jdos2]

Regarding 'iconic,' along with AA, there was always Pan Am (and the named airplanes with that huge globe on the tails) and Eastern. They were EVERYWHERE.

[@immobilien]

USED TO FLY FROM DFW TO LAX ALOT MAINLY ON MD-80'S. NEVER ANY PROBLEMS....

[@guba33327]

No more md-80s for AA. My dad flew them for about 25 years. He loved that plane.

[@RenegadeChauffeur]

Long live the MadDog!!!

[@Boeing767DriverAA]

I was on the last MD80 flight ORD-DFW

[@johnbernardini5444]

That Plane Looks Great, Still Looks Brand New For A 29 Year Old Plane, Looks Well Kept Up. MD-82

[@ItsSamHussey]

God knows why the modern leather chairs are so much more uncomfortable than the old ones when they’re obviously more expensive. I’d love to fly on this old bird one day 😂😂

[@martinbuehler7027]

I like that plane. I wish they still made them

[@tanay.debnath.5287]

OLD American ls.nice .

[@MillennialAngst]

The shiny hull and tail with the AA and eagle in the middle is classic. The current livery is vanilla in comparison.

[@ziauddinkhan5699]

I think the Pan Am logo is more iconic.

[@michaelsharp3615]

PAN AM livery iconic to fly as well as the desert gold Southwest livery

[@michaelsharp3615]

at 1:44 american airlines plane in the old piedmont livery

[@gabrielness9306]

I never clicked so fast. Love you vids, keep it up!

[@TheBoringLlama]

Makes me miss the old livery and airjamaica

[@michaelsharp3615]

at 1:09 american airlines 737-800 in the old TWA livery

[@stevenschmitt3580]

I do prefer the old look of AA and MD-80 is one of my favourite jets along side 727's

[@ilarikousa1500]

What`s the music at the end as you land?

[@tedsavala6277]

0:06 woah iah i always plane spot there

[@Geforce2187]

I like the old silver American Airlines paint scheme better than the new white one

[@flyboieblair6636]

Pretty sure that was the last S80 airframe that AA flew to PIT I remember seeing it on Flightradar24

[@Deedeemegadoodoopoocoo]

3:28 pan am would be one of them.

[@realflightline]

Ahhh isn’t the sound of the MD-80 Old Glory?

[@LucaAviation]

I Love ur vids dude!!! Hello from italy

[@robrepass2179]

I really miss this old livery American Airlines paint scheme

[@caleblastname6969]

RIP MD80. You were my first real memory flying. You will be missed 😢