747/DC10 Swap

In one of its cost cutting moves of the mid-80's, AA eliminated its entire fleet of 747 aircraft. They traded them to Pan Am for DC10's acquired from the purchase of National Airlines.

AA's 14 747-123s left the fleet between Dec 83 to Dec 84:

AA REG  SERIAL  SERIES  AA DLVR   AA RETR   RMKS          CURR REG
N9661   20100   123F    02/14/81  12/20/84  Now with UPS  N674UP
N9676*  20101   123F    06/01/81  12/18/84  Now with UPS  N676UP
N9671   20323   123F    02/01/81  11/13/84  Now with UPS  N671UP
N9672   20324   123F    04/12/76  10/02/84  Now with UPS  N672UP
N9673   20325   123F    07/01/76  08/28/84  Now with UPS  N673UP
N9675   20390   123F    12/01/74  09/12/84  Now with UPS  N675UP
N9676*  20391   123F    06/25/71  05/17/75  Now with UPS  N677UP
N9663   20102   123     06/30/70  06/06/84  Now with UAL  N153UA
N9664   20103   123     08/27/70  05/20/84  Now with UAL  N154UA
N9665   20104   123     09/18/70  06/01/84  Now with UAL  N155UA
N9666   20105   123     10/02/70  06/15/84  Now with UAL  N156UA
N9667   20106   123     10/08/70  05/30/84  Now with UAL  N157UA
N9669   20108   123     11/27/70  05/11/84  Now with VS   G-VMIA
N9670   20109   123     12/29/70  05/25/84  Now with UPS
N9674   20326   123     05/12/71  12/01/83  Now with UPS
    

All six freighters were sold directly from AA to UPS, with a seventh -123F (the
original N9676 sold by AA in 75) being bought in 1991 from Federal Express.

* = The old 9662 was reregistered as the new N9676 in 1981. Both 20101 and 20391 carried the registration at separate times. The original N9676 was not part of the PA/AA deal.

Most of of the passenger -123s were on lease to AA, and show as re-leased to several carriers. Five were subsequently sold to UA in 1987 and 88. One has ended up with VS, and is named the " Sir Freddie Laker". The remaining two went into service with Pan Am, were modified to 123SCDs in 1988 and 89, and bought by UPS in 1992. As of late 1998, most of the non-freighter 747-123s had been scrapped or parked.

PA's 15 DC10s joined AA's fleet between Nov 84 and May 84:

PA REG  SERIAL  SERIES  NA DLVR  AA DLVR  PROD#   AA REG
N60NA   46700    -10    Nov71    Jan84    14      N145AA
N61NA   46701    -10    Nov71    Jun84    16      N146AA
N62NA   46702    -10    Dec71    May84    18      N147AA
N63NA   46703    -10    Jan72    May84    19      N148AA
N64NA   46706    -10    May72    Feb84    38      N151AA
N65NA   46707    -10    Oct72    Jun84    61      N152AA
N66NA   46708    -10    Oct72    Jul84    62      N153AA
N67NA   46709    -10    Nov72    Nov83    68      N154AA
N68NA   46710    -10    Dec72    Nov83    70      N160AA
N69NA   46942    -10    Jun75    Nov83    162     N161AA
N70NA   46943    -10    Jun75    Jul84    163     N162AA
N80NA   46711    -30    Jun73    Feb84    105     N139AA
N81NA   46712    -30    Jun73    Mar84    106     N140AA
N82NA   46713    -30                              N141AA
N83NA   46714    -30    Jun75    Apr84    167     N142AA
    

As of February 1995, all remained in service with AA, except for N145AA, N151AA, N140AA and N141AA, which were parked at Marana, AZ, and N139AA which was written off after being damaged during a landing incident at DFW in 1993.

AA plans to have retired most of its -10's by year end 1999, and all of the -30's by year end 2001.