From the cockpit of the MD-80, the runway at Memphis International Airport vanishes as the nose lifts into the virtual clouds. Dozens of dials, switches and levers surround me as I sit in the ...

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 ...

The McDonnell Douglas MD-80 was a successful 20th-century family of narrowbody twinjets, with almost 1,200 units produced from 1979 to 1999. Affectionately known by many as the 'Mad Dog,' these ...

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.

Maryland State Police said a motorcyclist was killed in a crash near Monrovia on Wednesday afternoon.

Only two US-bound MD-80 routes remain, both to Miami International Airport, operated by RED Air and Sunrise Airways. Utilization of MD-80s has declined with more efficient narrowbodies rising in ...

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 ...

For the SFD bid, Boeing expects to modify the fuselage of a donor MD-80 or 717, but it is unclear if these precise wingspan dimensions will be reproduced for the demonstrator, which is also ...

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

Attention passengers: the MD-80 is now ready for boarding. The Tulsa Air and Space Museum, after three years of work, is preparing to open the doors to its newest, largest and most expensive ...