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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Boeing has started dismantling and scanning an old MD-90 as part of a multi-year NASA-supported project to transform the former passenger jet into the X-66A truss-braced-wing demonstrator. Since the ...

A former Delta Air Lines MD-90 is being prepared for conversion into Boeing’s X-66A transonic truss-braced wing (TTBW) experimental aircraft after arriving at Palmdale, California, on Aug. 15 ...

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 ...