American Airlines is ditching the MD-80:
American Airlines, the world’s largest carrier, is accelerating delivery of 47 previously ordered Boeing 737-800 jets by four years as it begins replacement of some of its oldest planes.
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The new jets will replace some of American’s 300 MD-80s, which have an average age of 17.2 years and are the largest single jet type in the airline’s 672-plane fleet.
Fuel efficiency helps:
The MD-80s burn about 25 percent more fuel than 737-800s. Spending for jet fuel, the carrier’s second-largest expense after labor, rose 14 percent in 2006 to $6.4 billion.
I’ll be even happier when Alaska Air follows suit, which, according to Wikipedia, will happen sometime in 2008. Sweet.
Now Playing: Episode 350
Al Gore’s plan for energy independence, Obama’s trip overseas, and finally, the bailout of Fannie and Freddie.
Links Mentioned: Al Gore’s plan … articles on carbon-neutral communities in The New Yorker and the NYT.




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