American Airlines fleet

This article is about the mainline American Airlines fleet, including the historical fleet. For information about the fleet of American's regional operations, see American Eagle (airline brand) § Fleet.

As of April 2025^[update], American Airlines operates 988 mainline aircraft, making it the second largest commercial airline fleet in the world.^[1][2][3] 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.^[4] 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.^[5][6] The average age of the American mainline fleet is 13.8 years as of December 31, 2024.^[7]

American Airbus A320 family aircraft at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

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.^[8]

Fleet

As of May 2025^[update], American Airlines operates the following mainline aircraft:^[1][9]

Aircraft	In service	Orders	Passengers						Notes
			F	J	W	Y+	Y	Total
Airbus A319-100	132	—	—	8	—	24	96	128	Largest operator. To be retrofitted from 2025.[10]
	—			12				132
Airbus A320-200	48	—	—	12	—	18	120	150
Airbus A321-200	203	—	—	20	—	35	135	190	Largest operator.
	15	—	10	20		36	36	102	Transcontinental configuration.[11] To be retrofitted into standard configuration.[12]
Airbus A321neo	74	96	—	20	—	35	141	196	Order for 85 aircraft placed in March 2024.[5]
	5	—	—	16	—	39	135	190	Former Alaska Airlines aircraft.[13]
	5	—	—	20	—	35	135	190	Former Alaska Airlines aircraft refitted with 20 First Class seats.
Airbus A321XLR	—	50	—	20	12	123		155	Deliveries from 2025.[12][14]
Boeing 737-800	303	—	—	16	—	24	132	172
Boeing 737 MAX 8	75	25							30 orders converted to Boeing 737 MAX 10.[5]
Boeing 737 MAX 10	—	115	TBA						Order with 75 options.[15]
Boeing 777-200ER	47	—	—	37	24	66	146	273
Boeing 777-300ER	20	—	8	52	28	28	188	304
			—	70	44	30	186	330	To be retrofitted from 2025.[16]
Boeing 787-8	37	—	—	20	28	48	138	234	Largest operator.[17]
Boeing 787-9	22	—	—	30	21	27	207	285
	2	28		51	32	18	143	244	Deliveries from 2025.[16]
Total	988	314

Gallery

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  Airbus A319-100
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  Airbus A320-200
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  Airbus A321-200
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  Airbus A321neo
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  Boeing 737-800
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  Boeing 737 MAX 8
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  Boeing 777-200ER
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  Boeing 777-300ER
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  Boeing 787-8
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  Boeing 787-9

Fleet history

Retired American Airlines mainline fleet

Aircraft	Total	Introduced	Retired	Replacement	Notes	Refs
Jet aircraft
Airbus A300B4-600R	35	1988	2009	Airbus A330-200 Boeing 757-200 Boeing 767-300ER	One crashed as Flight 587.	[18]
Airbus A330-200	15	2013	2020	Boeing 787-9	Former US Airways fleet. Retired early due to the COVID-19 pandemic.	[19]
Airbus A330-300	9					[20][21]
BAe 146-100	1	1987	1988	Un­known	Leased from British Aerospace.	[citation needed]
BAe 146-200	7		1990	Un­known
BAC 111-401AK	30	1965	1973	Un­known		[22]
Boeing 707-120B	56	1959	1979	Un­known	Including 25 re-equipped with turbofans.
Boeing 707-320B	10	1967	1981	Un­known		[23][24]
Boeing 707-320C	34	1963		Un­known		[25]
Boeing 717-200	29	2001	2003	Un­known	Former Trans World Airlines fleet.	[citation needed]
Boeing 720B	25	1961	1975	Un­known	Including ten 10 re-equipped with turbofans.	[26]
Boeing 727-100	59	1964	1994	Un­known	One crashed as Flight 625.
Boeing 727-200	125	1968	2002	Boeing 737-800 Boeing 757-200		[27]
Boeing 737-100	2	1987	1988	Un­known	Former AirCal fleet.	[citation needed]
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.	[citation needed]
Boeing 747-100	9	1970	1985	McDonnell Douglas DC-10
Boeing 747-200C	1	1984	1984	None	Leased from World Airways.	[citation needed]
Boeing 747SP	2	1986	1992	McDonnell Douglas MD-11		[citation needed]
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.	[21]
Boeing 767-200	13	1982	2008	Boeing 767-300ER Boeing 777-200ER		[28]
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.	[28]
	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.	[21]
Convair 990	20	1962	1972	Un­known
Douglas DC-8-54CF	3	1971		Un­known	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.	[21]
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.	[29][30][31]
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10	55	1971	2000	Boeing 767-300ER Boeing 777-200ER	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.	[citation needed]
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30	11	1981
McDonnell Douglas MD-11	19	1991	2001	Boeing 757-200 Boeing 767 Family Boeing 777-200ER		[citation needed]
McDonnell Douglas MD-82	270	1983	2019	Airbus A320 family Airbus A321neo Boeing 737 MAX	One crashed as Flight 1420. One donated to Lewis University in 2019.	[32]
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	1999	2003	Un­known	Former Reno Air fleet.	[citation needed]
McDonnell Douglas MD-90	5		2005	Un­known		[citation needed]
Propeller aircraft
Bréguet 941	1	1969	1969	None	Sponsored trial of a pre-production aircraft in collaboration with McDonnell Douglas. Aircraft returned, none ordered.	[33]
Convair CV-240	79	1948	1964	Douglas DC-6		[34]
Convair CV-440 Metropolitan	5	1976	1982	Un­known	Operated by American Inter-Island Airlines for St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.	[35]
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[34]	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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