Everts Air's MD-80 Flight Simulator Wednesday morning, November 20, 2019. Eric Engman Team Leader Mike Heit explains the position settings on Everts Air's MD-80 Flight Simulator Wednesday morning ...

The long storied history of Trans World Airlines ended Wednesday in Roswell, N.M., as American Airlines retired its last TWA MD-80. A number of former TWA pilots flew the jets to their final ...

In a statement to CNN, Boeing, which makes the MD-80 jetliner, says it is committed to safety but offered no comment on MD-80 nose landing gear problems. E-mail to a friend.

An American Airlines Boeing MD-80 this morning conducted an emergency landing at Chicago O’Hare without incident after its nose landing-gear failed to lower. CBS TV in Chicago captured the whole ...

As the MD-80 rumbled down a Las Vegas runway, the front of the plane began to rise off the ground prematurely, defying the pilots’ attempts to keep the nose down, according to an FAA report.

Boeing Studies MD-80/717 Mod Plan For NASA X-Plane Bid. Share. Guy Norris January 04, 2022. ... and will utilize the in situ carry-through torque boxes for the nose and main landing gears.

TULSA, Okla. – American Airlines, the largest private employer in Tulsa, is donating one of its MD-80 aircraft to Tulsa Tech. TULSA, Okla. – American Airlines, the largest private employer in ...

The MD-82 and MD-83 have 160 seats, and the MD-87 has 130. This February, Iran Airtour has scheduled 716 flights with the MD-82, accounting for 25.8% of the overall total for the MD-80 family as a ...

However, you'd be surprised to learn that the MD-80 can still be found, albeit very rarely, in the US as a passenger aircraft, but only at a single airport: Miami International Airport (MIA).

The MD-80 series also formed the foundation of American Airlines' fleet for nearly three decades. At one point the airline flew more than 360 of the jets for destination-to-hub flights all over ...