The Scandinavian flag carrier SAS Monday placed a $1.5 billion order for 61 McDonnell Douglas MD-80 jets, the biggest MD-80 order so far this year, McDonnell Douglas Corp. said. Of the 61 orders, 24 ...

American Airlines is retiring the last of its McDonnell Douglas MD-80 planes. The remaining 26 aircraft are in the process of taking their final flights to Roswell, New Mexico. The MD-80, also known ...

ST. LOUIS — From as far south as Dallas and as far east and west as the coast will allow, it's taken St. Louisans just about anywhere they need to go. Today the McDonnell Douglas MD-80 made its final ...

FILE PHOTO: An American Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 (N266AA) aircraft takes off at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Va., on Feb. 19, 2010. (Bloomberg photo by Andrew Harrer) As summer ...

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 ...

It is a favorite plane of pilots, aviation enthusiasts and passengers, but after decades of use, American Airlines has said a final goodbye to the last 28 McDonnell Douglas MD-80s in their fleet.

American Airlines officially retired its entire McDonnell Douglas MD-80 fleet on September 4, sending the last 26 "Mad Dog" aircraft to Roswell, New Mexico. The MD-80, also known as "Super 80," served ...

It’s the end of an era for American Airlines’ Super 80 planes. The carrier flew its last revenue flight of the classic McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Wednesday. The aircraft, also called Super 80 by the ...

After nearly four decades of service, the once-ubiquitous McDonnell Douglas MD-80 will soon disappear from the U.S. air travel market. American Airlines was the first major customer for the MD-80.

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 ...

Delta Air Lines is accelerating retirements of its Boeing MD-90s, hastening the exit of the former McDonnell Douglas narrowbodies from US fleets. "We expect to accelerate the retirement of our MD-90 ...

American Airlines will retire its last 26 McDonnell Douglas MD-80 aircraft on September 24th. The MD-80, also known as the Super 80, was the workhorse of the airline’s fleet throughout the 1980s and ...