Aircraft and engine manufacturers today put a lot of effort into designing jets that balance efficiency, comfort, and performance. From advanced aerodynamics to refined interiors, every detail is ...

Allegiant MD-80. By Rob Finlayson Allegiant Travel Co. has inked a purchase agreement with Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) for up to 13 MD-80 aircraft and 12 JT8D-219 spare engines in 2012 and 2013 ...

Pratt & Whitney cracks stator vane problems by stepping up inspections and supply of spare JT8D engines Pratt & Whitney hopes to restore the majority of Japan Air System's (JAS) fleet of Boeing MD-80s ...

Julio Gomez has flown the MD-80 for his entire 20-year career at American Airlines. But he can’t bring himself to make that final trip into the New Mexico desert. “I just cannot take that airplane to ...

It’s the end of an era for American Airlines’ Super 80 planes. The carrier flew its last revenue flight of the classic McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Wednesday. The aircraft, also called Super 80 by the ...

Allegiant Air is acquiring up to 13 MD-80 series aircraft from Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) for delivery by February 2013, but does not plan to put any of the aircraft into service, at least not ...

French and Malian investigators are advising a mandatory change to Boeing MD-80 flight manuals to highlight the insidious effects of engine icing. The recommendation follows the fatal loss of a ...

DALLAS — When Flight 80 pushes back from the gate at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, it will mark the end of an era for American Airlines. The Chicago O’Hare-bound jet will be the last MD-80 in passenger service ...

In normal times, special flights like Delta Air Lines’ retirement of the last McDonnell Douglas MD-80 series aircraft flying scheduled passenger service in North America are cause for celebration.

BREMERTON — The Big Bird touched down Monday. An MD-80 series jet landed around 11:25 a.m. at Bremerton National Airport in calm, sunny weather, making a south-to-north approach and slowing to a stop ...

Julio Gomez has flown the MD-80 for his entire 20-year career at American Airlines. But he can’t bring himself to make that final trip into the New Mexico desert. “I just cannot take that airplane to ...