The classic McDonnell Douglas MD-80 was well known by its moniker “Mad Dog” for its loud engines and old-school handling features. The low-bypass engines mounted on its tail were very different from ...

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 ...

DALLAS — Federal regulators are investigating American Airlines over structural repairs to its aging fleet of MD-80 series aircraft. A Federal Aviation Administration official said Friday that the ...

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 ...

American Airlines assured itself of a continuing supply of highly trained aircraft mechanics on Friday with its donation of a 142-seat McDonnell Douglas MD-80 aircraft to Tulsa Technology Center's ...

(AP) Allegiant Air is reporting no cancellations in its modest Tuesday schedule while crews continue a systemwide rehab of emergency exit slides on MD-80 aircraft. Company spokeswoman Jessica Wheeler ...

STOCKHOLM, Sept 13 (Reuters) - SAS AB : * Signs an agreement to sell and phase out all md-80 aircraft * Says Sas continues to renew its aircraft fleet and has signed an agreement to sell four md-82/87 ...

FORT WORTH, Texas -- American Airlines canceled about 200 flights on Wednesday so its crews can inspect some wire bundles aboard its MD-80 aircraft. The cancelled flights represent less than 10 ...

MILWAUKEE - Midwest Airlines grounded 13 of its airplanes Thursday to re-inspect a wiring harness that caused American Airlines to cancel more than 2,400 flights since Tuesday. Midwest Airlines ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Alaska Air Group, parent of Alaska Airlines, canceled 11 flights on Thursday due to continuing wiring inspections of its MD-80 aircraft. Alaska Air canceled about 14 flights on ...

A former American Airlines MD-80, tail number N984TW, has flown again for the first time since its final revenue flight in 2019, which was also American's last MD-80 flight and involved the last MD-80 ...