, the American Airlines fleet consists of 1,030 mainline aircraft, making it the second largest commercial airline fleet in the world. 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. , American has 301 Airbus and Boeing aircraft on order along with 20 orders and 40 options for Boom Overture supersonic aircraft. The average age of the American mainline fleet is 14.7 years as of September 2026.
As of 2024, American Airlines has four maintenance bases: Tulsa, Pittsburgh, Dallas Fort Worth, and Charlotte Douglas airports.Fast 5: American Airlines’ Chess Moves in Base Maintenance
Fleet , American Airlines operates the following mainline aircraft: Aircraft Inservice Orders Passengers Notes F J W Y+ Y Total 126——8—2496128Largest operator.Being reconfigured with more first class seats.612132 48 — — 12 — 18 120 150 Being reconfigured with more first class seats and new interior. — 16 33 101203——20—35135190Largest operator.1510203636102Transcontinental configuration, to be reconfigured into standard.Airbus A321neo74132—20—3514119610 —135190Former Alaska Airlines aircraft.535—201212111155Boeing 737-800303——16—24132172Boeing 737 MAX 8 103——115TBADeliveries from 2029.47——37246614627319—85228281883041—70443018633037——202848138234Largest operator.22——3021272072851119513218143244Total1,030301
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Fleet history
+ Retired American Airlines mainline fleetAircraftTotalIntroducedRetiredReplacementNotesRefsJet aircraftAirbus A300B4-600R3519882009Airbus A330-200Boeing 757-200Boeing 767-300EROne crashed as Flight 587.Airbus A330-2001520132020Boeing 787-9Former US Airways fleet.Retired early due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Airbus A330-3009BAe 146-100119871988Leased from British Aerospace.BAe 146-20071990BAC 111-401AK3019651973Boeing 707-120B5619591979Including 25 re-equipped with turbofans.Boeing 707-320B1019671981|date=Boeing 707-320C341963Boeing 717-2002920012003Former Trans World Airlines fleet.Boeing 720B2519611975Including 10 re-equipped with turbofans.Boeing 727-1005919641994One crashed as Flight 625.Boeing 727-20012519682002Boeing 737-800 (Since 1999)Boeing 757-200 (Since 1989)Boeing 737-100219871988Former AirCal fleet.Boeing 737-200211991Boeing 737-30081992Boeing 737-4001420132014Former US Airways fleet.Never flew under American brand name.Boeing 747-100919701985McDonnell Douglas DC-10Boeing 747-200C119841984NoneLeased from World Airways.Boeing 747SP219861992McDonnell Douglas MD-11Boeing 757-20017719892020Airbus A321-200Airbus A321neoAirbus A321XLRRetired 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.Former Trans World Airlines aircraft went to Delta Air Lines.Boeing 767-2001319822008Boeing 767-300ERBoeing 777-200ERBoeing 767-200ER1719842014Airbus A321-200Boeing 767-300EROne hijacked and crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center as Flight 11, as part of the September 11 attacks.1020132015Airbus A330-200Former US Airways fleet.Never flew under American brand name.Boeing 767-300ER6719882020Airbus A321XLRBoeing 777-300ERBoeing 787 DreamlinerRetired early due to the COVID-19 pandemic.One unsuccessfully bombed as Flight 63.One written off as Flight 383.Convair 9902019621972Douglas DC-8-54CF31971Former Trans Caribbean Airways fleet.Douglas DC-8-55CF1Douglas DC-8-61CF31971Embraer 1902020132020Airbus A319-100Former US Airways fleet.Retired early due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Fokker 1007519912004Bombardier CRJ700 seriesWorld'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.McDonnell Douglas DC-10-105519712000Boeing 767-200ER (since 1986)Boeing 767-300ER (since 1989)McDonnell Douglas MD-11 (since 1992)Boeing 777-200ER (since 2000)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-fatal accidents.McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30111981McDonnell Douglas MD-111919912001Boeing 757-200Boeing 767Boeing 777-200ERMcDonnell Douglas MD-8227019832019Airbus A320 familyAirbus A321neoBoeing 737-800Boeing 737 MAXOne crashed as Flight 1420.One donated to Lewis University in 2019.McDonnell Douglas MD-831081987One 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-87519992003Former Reno Air fleet.McDonnell Douglas MD-9052005Propeller aircraft Bréguet 941119691969NoneSponsored trial of a pre-production aircraft in collaboration with McDonnell Douglas.Aircraft returned, none ordered.Convair CV-2407919481964Douglas DC-6Convair CV-440 Metropolitan519761982Operated by American Inter-Island Airlines for St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.Douglas DC-21619341936Douglas DC-311319361955Operated the world's first scheduled DC-3 service (from Newark to Chicago) on June 26, 1936.Douglas DC-45319461958Douglas DC-68819461966BAC 111-401AKOne crashed as Flight 157.Douglas DC-75819531967Ford 5-AT-B TrimotorNA1929NAUnknownC/N:39 tail number: NC9683 is on static display at the National Air and Space Museum.Lockheed L-188A Electra3519581972
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