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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

American Airlines' flight from Tulsa International Airport to Jones Riverside Airport at Jenks on Friday morning was short and uneventful. But the greeting the airline's 20-year-old MD-80 jet received ...

LAS VEGAS (AP) – Allegiant Air says its fleet of MD-80 aircraft is back in service after an overhaul of emergency exit slides. Company spokeswoman Jessica Wheeler said Monday that service was normal ...

LAS VEGAS (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 ...

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 ...

US regulators have ordered a change to Boeing MD-80 flight manuals to include a check that elevators are not jammed in the trailing-edge down position. Operators of the type must revise the manual, ...

Midwest Airlines is grounding its 12 MD-80s "sometime near fall" as part of a restructuring effort, a spokesperson confirmed yesterday to ATWOnline. "The decision, which is not without valid ...

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 ...