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, ...

The Last Plane In America With An Analog Cockpit

The McDonnell Douglas MD-80 was the last American-built aircraft to feature an analog cockpit. The aircraft entered ...
Flightglobal

Delta hastens exit of McDonnell Douglas fleet with MD-90 plans

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 ...
Flightglobal

Delta pulls MD-90 ahead of McDonnell Douglas fleet drawdown

Delta Air Lines has pulled its first Boeing MD-90 from service, as it prepares to begin a three-year drawdown of its MD-88 fleet. The aircraft (MSN 53382) was withdrawn from service on 23 June, Flight ...