Delta Air Lines marked the end of an era on 2 June when it retired its final McDonnell Douglas MD-88 and MD-90 aircraft, closing 34 years during which the types served as workhorses in the fleets ...

The MD-90 has International Aero Engines V2500 engines, similar to the ones on the Airbus A320 family, and the MD-88 has Pratt & Whitney JT8D engines. All of the MD-90s that Delta has removed from ...

Delta’s MD-88s are four years older than Delta’s next oldest fleet type, the A320ceo (24 years). The MD-90 is Delta’s third-oldest narrowbody aircraft with an average age of 23 years.

Delta has finalized a deal to acquire nine MD-90 aircraft from China Eastern, which will give Delta the second-largest MD-90 fleet in the world and leave China Eastern with none. Delta disclosed ...

Delta Air Lines has acquired seven more MD-90 aircraft from Japan Airlines (JAL), the carrier disclosed in an April 18 message to employees. The purchase follows the acquisition of nine MD-90s ...

was delivered to Delta Airlines in 1987. An updated version, the MD-90, with a capacity of 153-172 passengers, was first delivered to Delta in 1995. Delta is retiring both models. The accelerated ...

In normal times, special flights like Delta Air Lines’ retirement ... On the last full day of operations, only 14 MD-88s and two of its MD-90 sisterships were operating from the airline ...

In normal times, special flights like Delta Air Lines’ retirement ... On the last full day of operations, only 14 MD-88s and two of its MD-90 sisterships were operating from the airline ...