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This MD-80 photographed in Detroit last year was donated by AA to Tulsa Tech this week. Photo: Dave Reed - OPShots.net
Ownership of the MD-80 was transferred at the ceremony at American’s Tulsa Maintenance and Engineering Base at Tulsa International Airport.
Governor Mary Fallin was on hand for the ceremony.
The MD-80, which flew a total of 36 million miles, went into service in 1985.
Inside, everything from the seats for passengers to the avionics for the pilots is what’s in use now at the airlines. That’s what makes this plane to valuable to Tulsa Tech.
“The updated avionics, the landed gear, the engine, the stuff students will get their hands on, I don’t know if you can put a value on that,” Frank Dickinson, Tulsa Tech, said. “It’s light years ahead of where we are now.”
