Alaska Airlines had targeted traffic growth of 6.6% for the year, but was forced to drop capacity expansion plans following the crash of a McDonnell Douglas MD-80 last January. It ended the ...

The MD-11 was a sales flop ... other widebodies meant that McDonnell Douglas never made money on the program. Meanwhile ...

American Airlines will retire its last 26 McDonnell Douglas MD-80 aircraft on September 24th. The MD-80, also known as the Super 80, was the workhorse of the airline’s fleet throughout the ...

One of the most prolific aircraft types to ever fly for American Airlines, the McDonnell Douglas MD-80 series, reached the end of the line on September 4 when the carrier sent the last of its ...

That equipment failure prevented the McDonnell Douglas MD-87 from becoming airborne. SEE ALSO: Texas plane crash: No one seriously injured after MD-87 jet heading to Boston crashes on ...

By the time Boeing took an interest in its competitor, McDonnell Douglas was only developing four planes, the MD-80, MD-90, MD-95, and MD-11. Meanwhile, Boeing had its contracts for ...

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 ...