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June 26, 2019

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American Airlines has announced it is retiring its fleet of McDonnell Douglas MD-80 airplanes. Here & Now transportation analyst Seth Kaplan joins host Jeremy Hobson to talk about the iconic airplane.

This segment aired on June 26, 2019.

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