American Airlines fleet

{{About|the mainline American Airlines fleet, including the historical fleet|information about the fleet of American's regional operations|American Eagle (airline brand)#Fleet}}

File:American Airlines aircraft at PHX (N657AW, N837AW, N604AW, N845NN) - Quintin Soloviev.jpg aircraft at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport]]

{{As of|2025|4}}, American Airlines operates 988 mainline aircraft, making it the second largest commercial airline fleet in the world.{{Cite web |title=American Airlines fleet details |url=https://www.flightradar24.com/data/airlines/aa-aal/fleet |access-date=2025-01-26 |website=flightradar24.com}}{{Cite web |title=Delta Air Lines Fleet details |url=https://www.flightradar24.com/data/airlines/dl-dal/fleet |access-date=2025-01-26 |website=flightradar24.com}}{{Cite web |title=United Airlines Fleet Details |url=https://www.flightradar24.com/data/airlines/ua-ual/fleet |access-date=2025-01-26 |website=flightradar24.com}} The fleet consists of Airbus and Boeing narrow-body aircraft, and Boeing wide-body aircraft. American exclusively ordered Boeing aircraft throughout the 2000s until July 20, 2011, when American announced the largest combined aircraft order in history for 260 Airbus A320 family and 200 Boeing 737 aircraft.{{Cite news |last=Memmott |first=Mark |date=July 20, 2011 |title=American Airlines Places 'Largest Aircraft Order In Aviation History' |work=NPR |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2011/07/20/138535143/american-airlines-places-largest-aircraft-order-in-aviation-history |access-date=2023-12-28}} As of March 2024, American has 338 Airbus and Boeing aircraft on order along with 20 orders and 40 options for Boom Overture supersonic aircraft.{{Cite web |date=2022-08-16 |title=American Airlines Announces Agreement to Purchase Boom Supersonic Overture Aircraft, Places Deposit on 20 Overtures |url=https://boomsupersonic.com/press-release/american-airlines-announces-agreement-to-purchase-boom-supersonic-overture-aircraft-places-deposit-on-20-overtures |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=Boom Supersonic |language=en-US}} The average age of the American mainline fleet is 13.8 years as of December 31, 2024.{{cite web |title=Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |url=https://americanairlines.gcs-web.com/node/42651/html#i97ea9bde6c344339ae3e563bc73e11c6_37 |website=American Airlines |access-date=24 February 2025 |date=19 February 2025}}

As of 2024, American Airlines has four maintenance bases: Tulsa International Airport, Pittsburgh International Airport, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, and Charlotte Douglas International Airport.[https://aviationweek.com/mro/aircraft-propulsion/fast-5-american-airlines-chess-moves-base-maintenance Fast 5: American Airlines’ Chess Moves in Base Maintenance]

Fleet

{{As of|2025|05}}, American Airlines operates the following mainline aircraft:{{Cite web |date=February 11, 2025 |title=American Airlines Group Inc. 2024 Form 10-K |url=https://americanairlines.gcs-web.com/static-files/9fae85f6-eafd-4b11-ae37-5c302871a245 |access-date=February 19, 2025 |page=52}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin:auto;"
rowspan="2" \| Aircraft ! rowspan="2" \| In service ! rowspan="2" \| Orders ! colspan="6" class="unsortable" \| Passengers ! rowspan="2" \| Notes
style="width:25px;" \| F ! style="width:25px;" \| J ! style="width:25px;" \| W ! style="width:25px;" \| Y+ ! style="width:25px;" \| Y ! style="width:25px;" \| Total
rowspan="2" \|{{nowrap\|Airbus A319-100}} \| 132 \| rowspan="2" \|— \| rowspan="2" \|— \|8 \| rowspan="2" \|— \| rowspan="2" \|24 \| rowspan="2" \|96 \|128 \| rowspan="2" \|Largest operator. To be retrofitted from 2025.{{Cite web \|last=Schlappig \|first=Ben \|date=2024-02-01 \|title=American A319s Getting More First Class Seats, Tighter Cabin \|url=https://onemileatatime.com/news/american-a319-more-first-class-seats-tighter-cabin/ \|access-date=2024-02-07 \|website=One Mile at a Time \|language=en-US}}
— \|12 \|132
Airbus A320-200 \|48 \|— \|— \|12 \|— \|18 \|120 \|150 \|
rowspan="2" \|{{nowrap\|Airbus A321-200}} \|203 \|— \|— \|20 \| rowspan="2" \|— \|35 \|135 \|190 \|Largest operator.
15 \|— \|10 \|20 \|36 \|36 \|102 \|Transcontinental configuration.{{Cite web \|title=Planes − Travel information − American Airlines \|url=https://www.aa.com/i18n/travel-info/experience/planes/planes.jsp \|access-date=May 5, 2023 \|publisher=American Airlines}} To be retrofitted into standard configuration.{{cite news \|last1=Schlappig \|first1=Ben \|title=Revealed: New American Airlines Business Class Seats \|url=https://onemileatatime.com/news/new-american-airlines-business-class-seats/#new_american_airlines_airbus_a321xlr_cabins \|access-date=30 September 2023 \|work=One Mile at a Time \|date=22 September 2022}}
rowspan="3" \|Airbus A321neo \|74 \|96 \|— \|20 \|— \|35 \|141 \|196 \|Order for 85 aircraft placed in March 2024.{{cite press release \|title=American Airlines places orders for Airbus, Boeing and Embraer aircraft \|url=https://americanairlines.gcs-web.com/news-releases/news-release-details/american-airlines-places-orders-airbus-boeing-and-embraer \|access-date=4 March 2024 \|work=American Airlines Newsroom \|date=4 March 2024}}
5 \|— \|— \|16 \|— \|39 \|135 \|190 \|Former Alaska Airlines aircraft.{{Cite web \|last=Leff \|first=Gary \|date=2024-04-04 \|title=American Airlines Unveils Unique Airbus A321 Today: First Ex-Alaska Jet That Diverges From Rest Of Fleet \|url=https://viewfromthewing.com/american-airlines-unveils-unique-airbus-a321-today-first-ex-alaska-jet-that-diverges-from-rest-of-fleet/ \|access-date=2024-04-05 \|website=View from the Wing\|language=en-US}}
5 \| — \|— \|20 \|— \|35 \|135 \|190 \|Former Alaska Airlines aircraft refitted with 20 First Class seats.
{{nowrap\|Airbus A321XLR}} \|— \|50 \| class="unsortable" align="center" \|— \|20 \|12 \| colspan="2" \|123 \|155 \|Deliveries from 2025.{{Cite web \|last=Leff \|first=Gary \|date=2023-10-24 \|title=From the Employee Meeting: American Airlines' Strategy for the New Airbus A321XLR Unveiled \|url=https://viewfromthewing.com/?p=193014 \|access-date=2023-10-25 \|website=View from the Wing \|language=en-US}}
Boeing 737-800 \|303 \|— \| rowspan="2" \|— \| rowspan="2" \|16 \| rowspan="2" \|— \| rowspan="2" \|24 \| rowspan="2" \|132 \| rowspan="2" \|172 \|
Boeing 737 MAX 8 \|75 \|25 \|30 orders converted to Boeing 737 MAX 10.
{{nowrap\|Boeing 737 MAX 10}} \|— \|115 \| colspan="6" \|TBA \|Order with 75 options.{{cite press release \|title=American Airlines orders 85 Boeing 737 MAX jets, expands fleet with 737-10 model\|url=https://boeing.mediaroom.com/2024-03-04-American-Airlines-orders-85-Boeing-737-MAX-jets,-expands-fleet-with-737-10-model\|work=Boeing Media Room\|date=4 March 2024}}
{{nowrap\|Boeing 777-200ER}} \|47 \|— \|— \|37 \|24 \|66 \|146 \|273 \|
rowspan="2" \|{{nowrap\|Boeing 777-300ER}} \| rowspan="2" \|20 \| rowspan="2" \|— \|8 \|52 \|28 \|28 \|188 \|304 \|
— \|70 \|44 \|30 \|186 \|330 \|To be retrofitted from 2025.{{Cite web \|title=A Private Premium Experience in the Sky: American Airlines Introduces New Flagship Suite \|url=https://news.aa.com/news/news-details/2022/A-Private-Premium-Experience-in-the-Sky-American-Airlines-Introduces-New-Flagship-Suite-Seats-FLT-09/default.aspx \|access-date=October 13, 2022 \|website=news.aa.com }}
{{nowrap\|Boeing 787-8}} \|37 \|— \|— \|20 \|28 \|48 \|138 \|234 \|Largest operator.{{Cite news \|last=Nayar \|first=Abhishek \|date=June 9, 2023 \|title=American Airlines Becomes the Largest Boeing 787-8 Operator in the World \|language=en-US \|work=100 Knots \|url=http://www.100knots.com/american-airlines-becomes-the-largest-boeing-787-8-operator-in-the-world/ \|access-date=2024-01-03}}
rowspan="2" \|{{nowrap\|Boeing 787-9}} \|22 \|— \| rowspan="2" \|— \|30 \|21 \|27 \|207 \|285 \|
2 \|28 \|51 \|32 \|18 \|143 \|244 \|Deliveries from 2025.
Total !988 !314 ! colspan="7" \|

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin:auto;"

rowspan="2" | Aircraft

! rowspan="2" | In
service

! rowspan="2" | Orders

! colspan="6" class="unsortable" | Passengers

! rowspan="2" | Notes

style="width:25px;" | F

! style="width:25px;" | J

! style="width:25px;" | W

! style="width:25px;" | Y+

! style="width:25px;" | Y

! style="width:25px;" | Total

rowspan="2" |{{nowrap|Airbus A319-100}}

| 132

| rowspan="2" |—

| rowspan="2" |24

| rowspan="2" |96

|128

| rowspan="2" |Largest operator.
To be retrofitted from 2025.{{Cite web |last=Schlappig |first=Ben |date=2024-02-01 |title=American A319s Getting More First Class Seats, Tighter Cabin |url=https://onemileatatime.com/news/american-a319-more-first-class-seats-tighter-cabin/ |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=One Mile at a Time |language=en-US}}

—

|12

|132

Airbus A320-200

|48

|—

|12

|—

|18

|120

|150

rowspan="2" |{{nowrap|Airbus A321-200}}

|203

|—

|20

| rowspan="2" |—

|35

|135

|190

|Largest operator.

|—

|10

|20

|36

|102

|Transcontinental configuration.{{Cite web |title=Planes − Travel information − American Airlines |url=https://www.aa.com/i18n/travel-info/experience/planes/planes.jsp |access-date=May 5, 2023 |publisher=American Airlines}}
To be retrofitted into standard configuration.{{cite news |last1=Schlappig |first1=Ben |title=Revealed: New American Airlines Business Class Seats |url=https://onemileatatime.com/news/new-american-airlines-business-class-seats/#new_american_airlines_airbus_a321xlr_cabins |access-date=30 September 2023 |work=One Mile at a Time |date=22 September 2022}}

rowspan="3" |Airbus A321neo

|74

|96

|—

|20

|—

|35

|141

|196

|Order for 85 aircraft placed in March 2024.{{cite press release |title=American Airlines places orders for Airbus, Boeing and Embraer aircraft |url=https://americanairlines.gcs-web.com/news-releases/news-release-details/american-airlines-places-orders-airbus-boeing-and-embraer |access-date=4 March 2024 |work=American Airlines Newsroom |date=4 March 2024}}

|—

|16

|—

|39

|135

|190

|Former Alaska Airlines aircraft.{{Cite web |last=Leff |first=Gary |date=2024-04-04 |title=American Airlines Unveils Unique Airbus A321 Today: First Ex-Alaska Jet That Diverges From Rest Of Fleet |url=https://viewfromthewing.com/american-airlines-unveils-unique-airbus-a321-today-first-ex-alaska-jet-that-diverges-from-rest-of-fleet/ |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=View from the Wing|language=en-US}}

| —

|—

|20

|—

|35

|135

|190

|Former Alaska Airlines aircraft refitted with 20 First Class seats.

|—

|50

| class="unsortable" align="center" |—

|20

|12

| colspan="2" |123

|155

|Deliveries from 2025.{{Cite web |last=Leff |first=Gary |date=2023-10-24 |title=From the Employee Meeting: American Airlines' Strategy for the New Airbus A321XLR Unveiled |url=https://viewfromthewing.com/?p=193014 |access-date=2023-10-25 |website=View from the Wing |language=en-US}}

Boeing 737-800

|303

|—

| rowspan="2" |—

| rowspan="2" |16

| rowspan="2" |—

| rowspan="2" |24

| rowspan="2" |132

| rowspan="2" |172

Boeing 737 MAX 8

|75

|25

|30 orders converted to Boeing 737 MAX 10.

|—

|115

| colspan="6" |TBA

|Order with 75 options.{{cite press release |title=American Airlines orders 85 Boeing 737 MAX jets, expands fleet with 737-10 model|url=https://boeing.mediaroom.com/2024-03-04-American-Airlines-orders-85-Boeing-737-MAX-jets,-expands-fleet-with-737-10-model|work=Boeing Media Room|date=4 March 2024}}

|47

|—

|37

|24

|66

|146

|273

rowspan="2" |{{nowrap|Boeing 777-300ER}}

| rowspan="2" |20

| rowspan="2" |—

|52

|28

|188

|304

—

|70

|44

|30

|186

|330

|To be retrofitted from 2025.{{Cite web |title=A Private Premium Experience in the Sky: American Airlines Introduces New Flagship Suite |url=https://news.aa.com/news/news-details/2022/A-Private-Premium-Experience-in-the-Sky-American-Airlines-Introduces-New-Flagship-Suite-Seats-FLT-09/default.aspx |access-date=October 13, 2022 |website=news.aa.com }}

|37

|—

|20

|28

|48

|138

|234

|Largest operator.{{Cite news |last=Nayar |first=Abhishek |date=June 9, 2023 |title=American Airlines Becomes the Largest Boeing 787-8 Operator in the World |language=en-US |work=100 Knots |url=http://www.100knots.com/american-airlines-becomes-the-largest-boeing-787-8-operator-in-the-world/ |access-date=2024-01-03}}

rowspan="2" |{{nowrap|Boeing 787-9}}

|22

|—

| rowspan="2" |—

|30

|21

|27

|207

|285

|28

|51

|32

|18

|143

|244

|Deliveries from 2025.

Total

!988

!314

! colspan="7" |

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File:American Airlines A319 N751UW Photo 3.jpg|Airbus A319-100

File:American Airlines N126UW.jpg|Airbus A320-200

File:American Airbus A321 N191UW on final approach to Boston.jpg|Airbus A321-200

File:American Airbus A321neo N448AN on final approach to Boston Feb 2025.jpg|Airbus A321neo

File:American 737-800 (crop).jpg|Boeing 737-800

File:Boeing 737 MAX 8 (2-1 crop).jpg|Boeing 737 MAX 8

File:American Airlines Boeing 777-200ER (2-1 crop).jpg|Boeing 777-200ER

File:American Airlines Boeing 777-300ER (2-1 crop).jpg|Boeing 777-300ER

File:American Airlines 787-8 (2-1 crop).jpg|Boeing 787-8

File:American Airlines 787-9 (2-1 crop).jpg|Boeing 787-9

Fleet history

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin:auto;" \|+ Retired American Airlines mainline fleet
width="175px;"\|Aircraft !Total !Introduced !Retired !Replacement !Notes !Refs
colspan=7\|Jet aircraft
Airbus A300B4-600R \|35 \|1988 \|2009 \|Airbus A330-200 Boeing 757-200 Boeing 767-300ER \|One crashed as Flight 587. \|{{Cite web\|url=https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/news/en/2009/09/american-airlines-retires-its-a300-fleet.html\|title=American Airlines retires its A300 fleet\|website=Airbus\|access-date=February 17, 2019\|archive-date=February 18, 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218021401/https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/news/en/2009/09/american-airlines-retires-its-a300-fleet.html }}
Airbus A330-200 \|15 \|rowspan=2\|2013 \|rowspan=2\|2020 \|rowspan=2\|Boeing 787-9 \|rowspan=2\|Former US Airways fleet. Retired early due to the COVID-19 pandemic. \|{{Cite web\|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/96597-american-airlines-retires-a330-200s-defers-b737-max\|title=American Airlines retires A330-200s, defers B737 MAX\|website=Ch-Aviation\|date=October 26, 2020}}
Airbus A330-300 \|9 \|{{Cite web\|url=https://onemileatatime.com/american-airlines-retiring-737-a330/\|title=American Airlines Retiring 737s, A330s, and More\|date=March 31, 2020}}
BAe 146-100 \|1 \|rowspan=2\|1987 \|1988 \|{{unknown}} \|Leased from British Aerospace. \|rowspan=2\|{{citation needed\|date=January 2024}}
BAe 146-200 \|7 \|1990 \|{{unknown}} \|
BAC 111-401AK \|30 \|1965 \|1973 \|{{unknown}} \| \|{{Cite web\|url=http://www.gcmap.com/featured/20180322\|title=Throwback Thursday: American's BAC One-Eleven Routes (22 March 2018) - Featured Map\|website=Great Circle Mapper\|access-date=February 17, 2019}}
Boeing 707-120B \|56 \|1959 \|1979 \|{{unknown}} \|Including 25 re-equipped with turbofans. \|
Boeing 707-320B \|10 \|1967 \|rowspan=2\|1981 \|{{unknown}} \| \|{{Cite web\|url=https://www.avgeekery.com/fbf-remember-when-american-airlines-touted-its-brand-new-boeing-707-astrojet/\|title=#FBF: Remember When American Airlines Touted Its Brand New Boeing 707 Astrojet?\|date=August 31, 2017\|website=Avgeekery.com - News and stories by Aviation Professionals\|access-date=February 17, 2019}}{{Cite web\|url=https://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=532771\|title=American Airlines Fleet Of 10 707-323Bs\|website=Airliners.net\|access-date=September 10, 2021}}\|date=
Boeing 707-320C \|34 \|1963 \|{{unknown}} \| \|{{cite web \|title=75 years of innovation and impact \|url=https://www.aacargo.com/about/history.html \|access-date=September 12, 2023 \|website=American Airlines Cargo}}
Boeing 717-200 \|29 \|2001 \|2003 \|{{unknown}} \|Former Trans World Airlines fleet. \|{{Cn\|date=December 2024}}
Boeing 720B \|25 \|1961 \|1975 \|{{unknown}} \|Including ten 10 re-equipped with turbofans. \|{{Cite web\|url=https://airwaysmag.com/best-of-airways/boeing720/\|title=The Boeing 720\|date=June 9, 2016\|website=Airways Magazine\|access-date=February 17, 2019\|archive-date=February 18, 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218021342/https://airwaysmag.com/best-of-airways/boeing720/ }}
Boeing 727-100 \|59 \|1964 \|1994 \|{{unknown}} \|One crashed as Flight 625. \|
Boeing 727-200 \|125 \|1968 \|2002 \|Boeing 737-800 Boeing 757-200 \| \|{{Cite web\|url=http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=5647d163-4e01-4e01-a60a-f8910acc80d3\|title=End of an Era: American's Last 727 Flights {{!}} Aero-News Network\|website=www.aero-news.net\|access-date=February 17, 2019}}
Boeing 737-100 \|2 \|rowspan=3\|1987 \|1988 \|{{unknown}} \|rowspan=3\|Former AirCal fleet. \|rowspan=3\|{{citation needed\|date=January 2024}}
Boeing 737-200 \|21 \|1991 \|{{unknown}}
Boeing 737-300 \|8 \|1992 \|{{unknown}}
Boeing 737-400 \|14 \|2013 \|2015 \|{{unknown}} \|Former US Airways fleet. Never flew under American brand name. \|{{Cn\|date=December 2024}}
Boeing 747-100 \|9 \|1970 \|1985 \|McDonnell Douglas DC-10 \| \|
Boeing 747-200C \|1 \|1984 \|1984 \|None \|Leased from World Airways. \|{{Cn\|date=December 2024}}
Boeing 747SP \|2 \|1986 \|1992 \|McDonnell Douglas MD-11 \| \|{{Cn\|date=December 2024}}
Boeing 757-200 \|177 \|1989 \|2020 \|Airbus A321-200 Airbus A321neo Airbus A321XLR \|Retired early due to the COVID-19 pandemic. One crashed as Flight 965. One hijacked and crashed into The Pentagon as Flight 77, as part of the September 11 attacks. \|{{cite web\|title=A fond farewell to five fantastic fleets\|url=http://news.aa.com/news/news-details/2020/A-fond-farewell-to-five-fantastic-fleets-FLT-04/ \|website=news.aa.com\|access-date=April 30, 2020}}
Boeing 767-200 \|13 \|1982 \|2008 \|Boeing 767-300ER Boeing 777-200ER \| \|{{cite web\|url=https://airwaysmag.com/industry/americans-767-200-retiring-next-year/\|title=American Airlines to Retire 767-200S on May 7, 2014\|date=October 28, 2013\|access-date=April 24, 2020\|archive-date=June 18, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618172115/https://airwaysmag.com/industry/americans-767-200-retiring-next-year/ }}
rowspan=2\|Boeing 767-200ER \|17 \|1984 \|2014 \|Airbus A321-200 Boeing 767-300ER \|One hijacked and crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center as Flight 11, as part of the September 11 attacks. \|
10 \|2013 \|2015 \|Airbus A330-200 \|Former US Airways fleet. Never flew under American brand name. \|
Boeing 767-300ER \|67 \|1988 \|2020 \|Airbus A321XLR Boeing 777-300ER Boeing 787 Dreamliner \|Retired early due to the COVID-19 pandemic. One unsuccessfully bombed as Flight 63. One written off as Flight 383. \|
Convair 990 \|20 \|1962 \|rowspan=3\|1972 \|{{unknown}} \| \|
Douglas DC-8-54CF \|3 \|rowspan=3\|1971 \|{{unknown}} \|rowspan=3\|Former Trans Caribbean Airways fleet. \|
Douglas DC-8-55CF \|1 \|{{unknown}} \|
Douglas DC-8-61CF \|3 \|1971 \|{{unknown}} \|
Embraer 190 \|20 \|2013 \|2020 \|Airbus A319-100 Embraer 175 \|Former US Airways fleet. Retired early due to the COVID-19 pandemic. \|
Fokker 100 \|75 \|1991 \|2004 \|Bombardier CRJ700 series \|World's largest fleet of the type. Retired early due to higher operating costs than American Eagle regional jets. One written off after 2001 landing gear collapse. \|{{cite news\|last=Torbenson\|first=Eric\|date=21 December 2002\|title=American to retire jets early - Decision to ground 87-seat planes in 2004 will reduce costs\|work=The Dallas Morning News\|location=Dallas, Texas}}{{cite news\|last1=Swanson\|first1=Doug J.\|last2=Zimmerman \|first2=Martin\|date=23 March 1989\|title=AMERICAN ORDERS DUTCH-BUILT JETS - Deal valued at about $3.1 billion\|work=The Dallas Morning News \|location=Dallas, Texas}}{{cite news\|title=ASN Accident Description\|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20010523-0\|work=Aviation Safety Network\|access-date=May 31, 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107013016/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20010523-0\|archive-date=November 7, 2012\|url-status=live}}
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 \|55 \|1971 \|rowspan=2\|2000 \|rowspan=2\|Boeing 767-300ER Boeing 777-200ER \|rowspan=2\|Operated the world's first scheduled DC-10 service (between Los Angeles and Chicago) on August 5, 1971. One damaged as Flight 96. One crashed as Flight 191. Two others were written off after non-fatality accidents. \|rowspan=2\|{{Cn\|date=December 2024}}
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 \|11 \|1981
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 \|19 \|1991 \|2001 \|Boeing 757-200 Boeing 767 Family Boeing 777-200ER \| \|{{Cn\|date=December 2024}}
McDonnell Douglas MD-82 \|270 \|1983 \|rowspan=2\|2019 \|rowspan=2\|Airbus A320 family Airbus A321neo Boeing 737 MAX \|One crashed as Flight 1420. One donated to Lewis University in 2019. \|rowspan=2\|{{cite web\|url=https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2019/06/29/american-airlines-to-retire-last-of-md-80-feet/\|title=American Airlines to retire last of MD-80 fleet\|date=June 29, 2019\|access-date=July 6, 2019}}
McDonnell Douglas MD-83 \|108 \|1987 \|One damaged as Flight 1572. One donated to George T. Baker Aviation School in 2010. One donated to Career Technology Center in 2019. Includes N984TW, the last McDonnell Douglas MD-80 ever built.
McDonnell Douglas MD-87 \|5 \|rowspan=2\|1999 \|2003 \|{{unknown}} \|rowspan=2\|Former Reno Air fleet. \|{{Cn\|date=December 2024}}
McDonnell Douglas MD-90 \|5 \|2005 \|{{unknown}} \|{{Cn\|date=December 2024}}
colspan=7\|Propeller aircraft
Bréguet 941 \|1 \|1969 \|1969 \|None \|Sponsored trial of a pre-production aircraft in collaboration with McDonnell Douglas. Aircraft returned, none ordered. \|{{cite book \|last=Francillon \|first=René \|date=1990 \|title=McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Since 1920 \|volume=II \|location=Annapolis, Maryland \|publisher=Naval Institute Press \|isbn=1-55750-550-0 \|pages=271–272}}
Convair CV-240 \|79 \|1948 \|1964 \|Douglas DC-6 \| \|{{cite news \| url = https://www.newspapers.com/image/112104443/ \| work = The Tennessean \| location = Nashville, Tennessee \| last = Cason \| first = Albert \| title = American Airlines Retires Convairs \| date = 1 July 1964 \| page = 18 \| via = Newspapers.com}}
Convair CV-440 Metropolitan \|5 \|1976 \|1982 \|{{unknown}} \|Operated by American Inter-Island Airlines for St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. \|{{Cite web\|url=http://www.antillesairboats.com/american-inter-island\|title = Convair CV-440 / American Inter-Island}}
Douglas DC-2 \|16 \|1934 \|1936 \|{{unknown}} \| \|
Douglas DC-3 \|113 \|1936 \|1955 \|{{unknown}} \|Operated the world's first scheduled DC-3 service (from Newark to Chicago) on June 26, 1936. \|
Douglas DC-4 \|53 \|1946 \|1958 \|{{unknown}} \| \|
Douglas DC-6 \|88 \|1946 \|1966 \|BAC 111-401AK \|One crashed as Flight 157. \|
Douglas DC-7 \|58 \|1953 \|1967 \|{{unknown}} \| \|
Ford 5-AT-B Trimotor \|NA \|1929 \|NA \|Unknown \|C/N:39 tail number: NC9683 is on static display at the National Air and Space Museum. \|
Lockheed L-188A Electra \|35 \|1958 \|1972 \|{{unknown}} \| \|

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|+ Retired American Airlines mainline fleet

width="175px;"|Aircraft

!Total

!Introduced

!Retired

!Replacement

!Notes

!Refs

colspan=7|Jet aircraft

Airbus A300B4-600R

|35

|1988

|2009

|Airbus A330-200
Boeing 757-200
Boeing 767-300ER

|One crashed as Flight 587.

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/news/en/2009/09/american-airlines-retires-its-a300-fleet.html|title=American Airlines retires its A300 fleet|website=Airbus|access-date=February 17, 2019|archive-date=February 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218021401/https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/news/en/2009/09/american-airlines-retires-its-a300-fleet.html }}

Airbus A330-200

|15

|rowspan=2|2013

|rowspan=2|2020

|rowspan=2|Boeing 787-9

|rowspan=2|Former US Airways fleet.
Retired early due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/96597-american-airlines-retires-a330-200s-defers-b737-max|title=American Airlines retires A330-200s, defers B737 MAX|website=Ch-Aviation|date=October 26, 2020}}

Airbus A330-300

|{{Cite web|url=https://onemileatatime.com/american-airlines-retiring-737-a330/|title=American Airlines Retiring 737s, A330s, and More|date=March 31, 2020}}

BAe 146-100

|rowspan=2|1987

|1988

|{{unknown}}

|Leased from British Aerospace.

|rowspan=2|{{citation needed|date=January 2024}}

BAe 146-200

|1990

|{{unknown}}

BAC 111-401AK

|30

|1965

|1973

|{{unknown}}

|{{Cite web|url=http://www.gcmap.com/featured/20180322|title=Throwback Thursday: American's BAC One-Eleven Routes (22 March 2018) - Featured Map|website=Great Circle Mapper|access-date=February 17, 2019}}

Boeing 707-120B

|56

|1959

|1979

|{{unknown}}

|Including 25 re-equipped with turbofans.

Boeing 707-320B

|10

|1967

|rowspan=2|1981

|{{unknown}}

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.avgeekery.com/fbf-remember-when-american-airlines-touted-its-brand-new-boeing-707-astrojet/|title=#FBF: Remember When American Airlines Touted Its Brand New Boeing 707 Astrojet?|date=August 31, 2017|website=Avgeekery.com - News and stories by Aviation Professionals|access-date=February 17, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=532771|title=American Airlines Fleet Of 10 707-323Bs|website=Airliners.net|access-date=September 10, 2021}}|date=

Boeing 707-320C

|34

|1963

|{{unknown}}

|{{cite web |title=75 years of innovation and impact |url=https://www.aacargo.com/about/history.html |access-date=September 12, 2023 |website=American Airlines Cargo}}

Boeing 717-200

|29

|2001

|2003

|{{unknown}}

|Former Trans World Airlines fleet.

|{{Cn|date=December 2024}}

Boeing 720B

|25

|1961

|1975

|{{unknown}}

|Including ten 10 re-equipped with turbofans.

|{{Cite web|url=https://airwaysmag.com/best-of-airways/boeing720/|title=The Boeing 720|date=June 9, 2016|website=Airways Magazine|access-date=February 17, 2019|archive-date=February 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218021342/https://airwaysmag.com/best-of-airways/boeing720/ }}

Boeing 727-100

|59

|1964

|1994

|{{unknown}}

|One crashed as Flight 625.

Boeing 727-200

|125

|1968

|2002

|Boeing 737-800
Boeing 757-200

|{{Cite web|url=http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=5647d163-4e01-4e01-a60a-f8910acc80d3|title=End of an Era: American's Last 727 Flights {{!}} Aero-News Network|website=www.aero-news.net|access-date=February 17, 2019}}

Boeing 737-100

|rowspan=3|1987

|1988

|{{unknown}}

|rowspan=3|Former AirCal fleet.

|rowspan=3|{{citation needed|date=January 2024}}

Boeing 737-200

|21

|1991

|{{unknown}}

Boeing 737-300

|1992

|{{unknown}}

Boeing 737-400

|14

|2013

|2015

|{{unknown}}

|Former US Airways fleet.
Never flew under American brand name.

|{{Cn|date=December 2024}}

Boeing 747-100

|1970

|1985

|McDonnell Douglas DC-10

Boeing 747-200C

|1984

|None

|Leased from World Airways.

|{{Cn|date=December 2024}}

Boeing 747SP

|1986

|1992

|McDonnell Douglas MD-11

|{{Cn|date=December 2024}}

Boeing 757-200

|177

|1989

|2020

|Airbus A321-200
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321XLR

|Retired early due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
One crashed as Flight 965.
One hijacked and crashed into The Pentagon as Flight 77, as part of the September 11 attacks.

|{{cite web|title=A fond farewell to five fantastic fleets|url=http://news.aa.com/news/news-details/2020/A-fond-farewell-to-five-fantastic-fleets-FLT-04/ |website=news.aa.com|access-date=April 30, 2020}}

Boeing 767-200

|13

|1982

|2008

|Boeing 767-300ER
Boeing 777-200ER

|{{cite web|url=https://airwaysmag.com/industry/americans-767-200-retiring-next-year/|title=American Airlines to Retire 767-200S on May 7, 2014|date=October 28, 2013|access-date=April 24, 2020|archive-date=June 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618172115/https://airwaysmag.com/industry/americans-767-200-retiring-next-year/ }}

rowspan=2|Boeing 767-200ER

|17

|1984

|2014

|Airbus A321-200
Boeing 767-300ER

|One hijacked and crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center as Flight 11, as part of the September 11 attacks.

|2013

|2015

|Airbus A330-200

|Former US Airways fleet.
Never flew under American brand name.

Boeing 767-300ER

|67

|1988

|2020

|Airbus A321XLR
Boeing 777-300ER
Boeing 787 Dreamliner

|Retired early due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
One unsuccessfully bombed as Flight 63.
One written off as Flight 383.

Convair 990

|20

|1962

|rowspan=3|1972

|{{unknown}}

Douglas DC-8-54CF

|rowspan=3|1971

|{{unknown}}

|rowspan=3|Former Trans Caribbean Airways fleet.

Douglas DC-8-55CF

|{{unknown}}

Douglas DC-8-61CF

|1971

|{{unknown}}

Embraer 190

|20

|2013

|2020

|Airbus A319-100
Embraer 175

|Former US Airways fleet.
Retired early due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fokker 100

|75

|1991

|2004

|Bombardier CRJ700 series

|World's largest fleet of the type.
Retired early due to higher operating costs than American Eagle regional jets.
One written off after 2001 landing gear collapse.

|{{cite news|last=Torbenson|first=Eric|date=21 December 2002|title=American to retire jets early - Decision to ground 87-seat planes in 2004 will reduce costs|work=The Dallas Morning News|location=Dallas, Texas}}{{cite news|last1=Swanson|first1=Doug J.|last2=Zimmerman |first2=Martin|date=23 March 1989|title=AMERICAN ORDERS DUTCH-BUILT JETS - Deal valued at about $3.1 billion|work=The Dallas Morning News |location=Dallas, Texas}}{{cite news|title=ASN Accident Description|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20010523-0|work=Aviation Safety Network|access-date=May 31, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107013016/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20010523-0|archive-date=November 7, 2012|url-status=live}}

McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10

|55

|1971

|rowspan=2|2000

|rowspan=2|Boeing 767-300ER
Boeing 777-200ER

|rowspan=2|Operated the world's first scheduled DC-10 service (between Los Angeles and Chicago) on August 5, 1971.
One damaged as Flight 96.
One crashed as Flight 191.
Two others were written off after non-fatality accidents.

|rowspan=2|{{Cn|date=December 2024}}

McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30

|11

|1981

McDonnell Douglas MD-11

|19

|1991

|2001

|Boeing 757-200
Boeing 767 Family
Boeing 777-200ER

|{{Cn|date=December 2024}}

McDonnell Douglas MD-82

|270

|1983

|rowspan=2|2019

|rowspan=2|Airbus A320 family
Airbus A321neo
Boeing 737 MAX

|One crashed as Flight 1420.
One donated to Lewis University in 2019.

|rowspan=2|{{cite web|url=https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2019/06/29/american-airlines-to-retire-last-of-md-80-feet/|title=American Airlines to retire last of MD-80 fleet|date=June 29, 2019|access-date=July 6, 2019}}

McDonnell Douglas MD-83

|108

|1987

|One damaged as Flight 1572.
One donated to George T. Baker Aviation School in 2010.
One donated to Career Technology Center in 2019.
Includes N984TW, the last McDonnell Douglas MD-80 ever built.

McDonnell Douglas MD-87

|rowspan=2|1999

|2003

|{{unknown}}

|rowspan=2|Former Reno Air fleet.

|{{Cn|date=December 2024}}

McDonnell Douglas MD-90

|2005

|{{unknown}}

|{{Cn|date=December 2024}}

colspan=7|Propeller aircraft

Bréguet 941

|1969

|None

|Sponsored trial of a pre-production aircraft in collaboration with McDonnell Douglas.
Aircraft returned, none ordered.

|{{cite book |last=Francillon |first=René |date=1990 |title=McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Since 1920 |volume=II |location=Annapolis, Maryland |publisher=Naval Institute Press |isbn=1-55750-550-0 |pages=271–272}}

Convair CV-240

|79

|1948

|1964

|Douglas DC-6

|{{cite news | url = https://www.newspapers.com/image/112104443/ | work = The Tennessean | location = Nashville, Tennessee | last = Cason | first = Albert | title = American Airlines Retires Convairs | date = 1 July 1964 | page = 18 | via = Newspapers.com}}

Convair CV-440 Metropolitan

|1976

|1982

|{{unknown}}

|Operated by American Inter-Island Airlines for St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.

|{{Cite web|url=http://www.antillesairboats.com/american-inter-island|title = Convair CV-440 / American Inter-Island}}

Douglas DC-2

|16

|1934

|1936

|{{unknown}}

Douglas DC-3