A former American Airlines MD-80, tail number N984TW, has flown again for the first time since its final revenue flight in 2019, which was also American's last MD-80 flight and involved the last MD-80 ...

The classic McDonnell Douglas MD-80 was well known by its moniker “Mad Dog” for its loud engines and old-school handling features. The low-bypass engines mounted on its tail were very different from ...

Like a classic old automobile, American Airlines' MD-80 aircraft need occasional repairs to keep operating but are more reliable than newer and more complex planes, company and industry officials say.

As summer draws to a close, American Airlines is hastening the pace at which it sends aged McDonnell Douglas MD-80s to the aircraft boneyard. Five years into a revamp of its fleet, the world’s largest ...

This week’s Flight Friday looks at a platform that was severely impacted by the COVID pandemic, the McDonnell Douglas MD-80 series. After deliveries of the first MD-81 in 1980, following on from the ...

The last-ever-produced McDonnell Douglas MD-80, previously flown by American Airlines, recently completed a flight after a period in storage. CAVU Aerospace performed the reactivation work, taking ...