frog_flyer
FredFlyer
I think American still does power-backs in Dallas. I would guess it's because of the convex shape of the terminal allows adequate spacing between the aircraft and there are no alleyways (ie: there isn't an airplane behind the one powering back that you might roll into), and only the MD-80 fleet is authorized due to the tail mounted engines. I'm pretty sure it's always strictly verboten in aircraft with engines mounted on the bottom of the wings. Too easy to suck FOD into the motor. Also, we used to do it with the ATR's in Miami. The big deal is to make sure both pilots do NOT have thier feet on the brakes. You had to stop the rolling backwards with power instead. Using the brakes could cause the plane to tip over on it's tail....
Taken care of above, but:
American absolutely does not push under their own power at DFW. "FUEL SMART" ring a bell?