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Why Delta Air Lines Favored The McDonnell Douglas MD-90

Delta Air Lines initially placed a large order for the McDonnell Douglas MD-90. However, the merger of McDonnell Douglas with Boeing in 1997 ended the program, with Delta only receiving 16 new ...

Why In The World Did Boeing Merge With McDonnell Douglas?

In the 1990s, Boeing ruled as the world's largest planemaker and was enjoying great commercial success with its in-production ...
Reuters

SAS says to lease MD-90 aircraft to U.S. airline

STOCKHOLM, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Scandinavian carrier SAS said on Thursday it had signed a deal to lease its entire fleet of MD-90 aircraft to an unidentified U.S. airline. SAS, half-owned by the ...
Victorville Daily Press

Aircraft ferried from Victorville to Palmdale for experimental aircraft project

Boeing has partnered with NASA to ferry an MD-90 airplane from Victorville to Palmdale as part of an experimental aircraft project. Boeing's MD-90 will undergo modifications to test the Transonic ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Delta flies MD-88s and MD-90s into sunset

Delta Air Lines’ MD-88 and MD-90 aircraft were noisy, aging and nearing the end of their usefulness before the coronavirus outbreak. But the pandemic sped up the retirement of the "Mad Dog" jets, ...
Forbes

‘Boeing Builds Airplanes, McDonnell-Douglas Builds Character,’ Pilots Recall As Delta Flies Final MD-88, MD-90 Trips

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Charlotte-based reporter Ted Reed covers airlines and airline labor. A set of hard-working airplanes with a colorful nickname, ...
techtimes

NASA Teams Up With Boeing: MD-90 Aircraft Transported to Palmdale for Conversion Into New X-Plane

NASA and Boeing have achieved a significant milestone in the Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project, marking progress toward a potential new era of aviation. Boeing flew an MD-90 aircraft from ...
Flightglobal

Boeing flies MD-90 to Palmdale to begin building NASA’s X-66A

Boeing has now moved an MD-90 to the site in Palmdale, California where it plans to modify the former passenger jet into NASA’s X-66A truss-braced-wing demonstrator aircraft. The US manufacturer on 15 ...
Travel Weekly

Delta bids farewell to McDonnell Douglas planes

Delta retired the last of its McDonnell Douglas aircraft Tuesday after carrying more than 750 million passengers on MD-88 and MD-90 aircraft. The last MD-88 flight, appropriately named Delta Flight 88 ...
Aviation Week

Delta Continues MD-90 Buying With Deal For Nine From JAL

Delta Air Lines reached an agreement to buy nine MD-90 aircraft from Japan Airlines as the U.S. carrier continues using the aircraft type to replace retiring DC-9s and the 50-seat regional jets it is ...
autoevolution

NASA's Wacky X-66A Experimental Aircraft Will Be Based on the MD-90

The push of the aviation industry to cut down on traditional fuel consumption and the resulting harmful emissions comes in many shapes and sizes. Some are trying new engine designs, others are ...