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Why The McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Had Such Loud Engines

Aircraft and engine manufacturers today put a lot of effort into designing jets that balance efficiency, comfort, and performance. From advanced aerodynamics to refined interiors, every detail is ...
Business Insider

Delta Air Lines will be the last US passenger airline to retire its MD-80 fleet in June. Take a look back at the all-American 'Mad Dog' jet.

Delta Air Lines is advancing the retirement date of its McDonnell Douglas MD-80 series aircraft to June 2. The Long Beach, California-built jets joined the Delta fleet in 1987 and also flew for Trans ...
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Is it true that American Airlines favored the McDonnell Douglas MD-80 over the Boeing 737?

Spend even a small amount of time at any major US airport, and you are bound to see a Boeing 737 in the instantly recognizable livery of American Airlines. After all, the Fort Worth, Texas-based ...
Flying

Ex-American MD-80 Takes Flight Again

The last-ever-produced McDonnell Douglas MD-80, previously flown by American Airlines, recently completed a flight after a period in storage. CAVU Aerospace performed the reactivation work, taking ...
HeraldNet

MD-80, the workhorse of the skies, being put out to pasture

As summer draws to a close, American Airlines is hastening the pace at which it sends aged McDonnell Douglas MD-80s to the aircraft boneyard. Five years into a revamp of its fleet, the world’s largest ...
CNN

Delta’s last MD-88 flight: Farewell to a Mad Dog

In normal times, special flights like Delta Air Lines’ retirement of the last McDonnell Douglas MD-80 series aircraft flying scheduled passenger service in North America are cause for celebration.
Aviation Week

Flight Friday: The MD-80 "Mad Dogs" Struggle For Survival Post-COVID

This week’s Flight Friday looks at a platform that was severely impacted by the COVID pandemic, the McDonnell Douglas MD-80 series. After deliveries of the first MD-81 in 1980, following on from the ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Having Carried More Than 87 Million Passengers, the MD-80 Heads Into Retirement

After 36 years of service, American Airlines has retired the remaining 26 MD-80s in its fleet. The iconic single-aisle jet was built in Long Beach by McDonnell Douglas. The 1980s briefly returned to ...
Aviation Week

SAS Progresses With Plan To Phase Out MD-80s By Year-End

SAS is on track to phase out its fleet of McDonnell Douglas MD-80 aircraft by the end of the year, and has finalized the delivery of 12 MD-82/83/87s and 12 spare Pratt & Whitney JT8D-217C/219 engines ...
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Dominican Red Air MD-80 crashes at Miami International airport

A McDonnell-Douglas MD-80 belonging to Dominican Republic carrier Red Air crashed when making an emergency landing at Miami International airport on 21 June. ”The landing gear of RedAir Flight 203, a ...
Flying

Ex-American MD-80 Takes Flight Again

American MD-80 aircraft in Roswell, New Mexico [Credit: AirlineGeeks/ William Derrickson] A former American Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 is potentially getting a new lease on life. For the first ...