So, if all of the airlines mentioned in this thread (US, Cebu Pacific, Germanwings) actually received 717s, then would it have performed better? I don´t think so. However, a big USAir-order could have probably helped the MD-95 to gain more "market-penetration". IIRC, USAir wanted to have ...
Jump to postArcticSEA wrote:I am curious how widespread HUD use is/was on the Mad Dogs. I know at Delta, HUDs were never used on the MD88 and MD90.
FlyRow wrote:MD80 wrote:I´ve never seen a seating chart of a 587-seat Boeing 747. Is there some link or source available?
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https://www.seatmaestro.com/airplanes-s ... -b747-400/
First hit on google.
I´ve never seen a seating chart of a 587-seat Boeing 747. Is there some link or source available?
Thanks
Hello for information ATI DC9-30 has 115 Y seats, AZ DC9-30 has 109 CY seats The arrangements changed over the times like at most airlines.According to seatingcharts, AZ and BM had different layouts over all the years. On top of it, AZ used the "M80" for their MD-82s and "M82" f...
Jump to postIIRC, the designation "D9S" was for the DC-9 of ATI with high density configuration. Alitalia used their DC-9 in a layout with fewer seats. The DC-9-32s of ATI had 120/123 or even 125 seats, while the DC-9 of AZ had much less, for many years (for example) 107 seats.
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I LOVE this livery...especially on the DC-9's/MD-83s. I especially love the fact that they used brown, because its not really used very much in airline liveries (now and back then). In combination with Austrian Airlines (which opted for a different livery-approach with the delivery of their MD-81s ...
Jump to postI LOVE this livery...especially on the DC-9's/MD-83s. I especially love the fact that they used brown, because its not really used very much in airline liveries (now and back then). In combination with Austrian Airlines (which opted for a different livery-approach with the delivery of their MD-81s ...
Jump to postIs Bulgaria Air Charter still planning on flying MD82 aircraft, albeit for 2021 ? They were last summer, between northern Europe and Bulgarian beaches.. and the country has good political relations with the USA, even if Bulgaria is of limited foreign policy importance to the USA There are rumors, t...
Jump to postAir Canada once retired their Lockheed L-1011 TriStar in the 1990s and re-introduced three of these aircraft.
Jump to postAustrian Airlines also used their MD-87ERs on long routings to the Maldives and India with fuel stops. Even with the MD-81, they operated flights to Kenya with a fuel stop.
Jump to postUnited Airlines operated a DC-9-83 on DAC-DXB-IST-LGW as recently as 2009, which became LGW-IST-DXB-ZYL-DAC for a while on the return. The company was "United Airways", not United Airlines. Do you know the departure and arrival times of these routings? Some MD-80-operators used their airc...
Jump to postFinally...I went through the AIRLINERS.NET photo library and found a photo of the airline. GREAT CHINA AIRLINES MD-90. This photo shows a modified version of the livery of the photo that i have from the book. The tail logo is the same (minus the red/orange line) and the entire body of the plane is ...
Jump to postSAS were close to order 35 MD-95s and finally signed a contract for the Boeing 737-600. Korean Air considered to order MD-90s and MD-95s to augment their MD-80-fleet and ordered the Boeing 737NG. ValuJet looked very much into the Airbus A319 and decided to order the MD-95. Austrian Airlines, Finnair...
Jump to postPersonally, I never saw an USAir MD-80 with the newer cone, but I saw photos of MD-80s of Continental Airlines with the upgraded cones. I think, that only a small number of CO's MD-80s had this feature. Some European operators upgraded their MD-80s with new cones and replaced the old ones. SAS and F...
Jump to postNearMiss wrote:What was the difference between having the tailcone and having the screwdriver on those MD80s? Was it related to performance?
I think, that there is another thread about this topic with many information regarding of speculative "what if's". BTW, there were also plans for an MD-90EC for European operators, namely Swissair and to a lesser extent for SAS and Finnair. What did the MD-90EC entail? "EC" stoo...
Jump to postI think, that there is another thread about this topic with many information regarding of speculative "what if's".
BTW, there were also plans for an MD-90EC for European operators, namely Swissair and to a lesser extent for SAS and Finnair.
IMO, the "why the passion for..." would probably not asked when it comes to other types of aircraft. The number of people with a passion for MD-80s and MD-90s is rather small. It's a minority among the huge number of people with passion for civil aeroplanes. Personally, I am happy to liste...
Jump to postBER will be excellent connected to Berlin and the region around by highways, streets, regional trains and S-train. Most will get faster to BER than to Tegel. Being based at TXL, I honesty don´t believe, that the public transport system in Berlin is able to offer excellent connections. The public tr...
Jump to postMR27122 wrote:Yet new airplanes (MD-90), a new brand-identity, & re-positioning themselves slightly up-market proved to be a success.
Traditionally, Japan was known to have a "three-airlines"-policy: JAL, ANA, and JAS (TDA).
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69 built, after SAS retires their last 3 there will be 30 left: WestJet 13, Janet 6, Tunisair 6, Air Algerie 5. It is sort of ironic that when SAS bought the B736 instead of the MD95 (B717) it was a major blow to the latter program, yet there are more B717s still in front-line service today. SAS ne...
Jump to postWhy didn't Crandall order the MD-87? Same reason most airlines didn't. I remember the -87 at Midway I. They were the launch customer. Nice planes. I believe I heard much later they were pretty heavy for its size. I think it was pretty much a DC9-50 with new engines and some tail modifications. Aust...
Jump to postObviously DL was a loyal McDonnell Douglas consumer. Yes, a large number of companies were loyal customers of McDonnell Douglas, not only Delta. For many operators, the twin-engined jetliners were faithful workhorses and the durability and overall economics of the DC-9 was also a hindering factor f...
Jump to postIn general, the number of enthusiasts for these jetliners is rather small compared to other types of aircraft. However, it's only my impression and experience.
Jump to postWeren't the 146's introduced in the mid-1980's? I think, that PSA introduced the BAe 146 in 1984 and 24 aircraft were part of the fleet upon integration itno USAir. Initially seating 100 passengers, the arrangement was changed from 6- to 5-abreast seating and 85 seats after complaints by passengers...
Jump to postI have a friend who remembers that one of their first flights was in a PSA aircraft but isn't sure what type of plane it was. They said it was in the late 70s (77-78) and they remember the seating was 3 and 3. They flew from LAX-JSC. Would that route possibly been a 727 or maybe a 737-200? Thanks! ...
Jump to postThe single MD-82 (PP-CJM) was used between December 1982 and March 1983 and served Belem, Brasilia, Curitiba, Fortaleza , Manaus, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro as well as Sao Paulo. Internationally, Buenos Aires was served from Sao Paulo via Porto Alegre. The MD-82 offered a capacity for 155 ...
Jump to postI don’t have photobucket anymore, or else I’d be posting the actual image. This user on Instagram created a nice “update” to the current livery. https://www.instagram.com/aeroliveries/p/BrVAsE7gljg/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=1x7p7ovkj4jry IMHO it looks quite nice. This ist what I persona...
Jump to postAirbus and Boeing are not the first to produce airplanes in China. McDonnell Douglas had an MD90 line there. That was like 20 years ago. Only a batch of MD-90s were produced, the majority were licence-built MD-80s. After re-organisation of CAAC, China Eastern Airlines and China Northern Airlines op...
Jump to postBelieve me or not, there is a risk because of personal fatigue (and many other reason), that even (or because) of routine or/and interference during a few seconds while disarming the door, a member of the cabin could accidentally move the door handle instead of the arming lever. This means, that the...
Jump to postJAL's branding is classic, elegant and simple. They don't need to change a thing. I agree with you. The resurrection of the logo ("Tsuru") was a very wise decision and enabled JAL to go back to their roots. The livery might be "too simple". JAL-planes look like aircraft from the...
Jump to postnikeherc wrote:During certification testing, Douglas broke the rear end off of a super 80. The plane was intended for SAS, but they wanted one that hadn’t been bent. Douglas kept it as an R&D frame after it was repaired.
Not so much a matter of legal as it is practical. Pretty sure legal as well, no idea how you could get minimal aisle width with 6 seats I am not aware of any MD-80 with 6-abreast seating. However, Continental Airlines configured at least one DC-9 with 6-abreast seating and the DC-9 was called "...
Jump to postOne thing to remember about the 717 development is the mission it was designed for was short haul. We're talking about an airplane that at full fuel tanks just barely has the fuel capacity for LGA-MIA with a FLL alternate. The majority of potential future-operators of the MD-95 wanted to retain the...
Jump to postFor me, this classic livery is the best one used by Austrian Airlines. Simple, yet unique and a strong brand.
Jump to postThanks for your list of active DC-9s!
Jump to postIt will probably depend on each airline and different types of aircraft. I am a flight attendant on A319/320s and the policy of the company (for which I am working for) normally starts boarding 25 minutes prior to door closing.
Jump to postCARST wrote:F9Animal wrote:So sad! Is there any chance that someone could save the airline?
EasyJet I think is still chartering Jets to cover all their routes.
I often see pilots in uniform is that a requirement? My employer requires, that a crew member has to wear full uniform on a positioning flight as long as the next duty starts on the same day. When commuting, you don´t need to wear your uniform. I think, it really depends on each company which guide...
Jump to postPassengers recognize me sometimes and I recognize them while working as part of a cabin crew.
Jump to postSeptember11 wrote:Wow, I almost forgot about MD-87. So, DC-9-30 was the top selling aircraft for MD family? Without looking, they produced 1,000 DC-9-30s?
...a.net wants to believe the Mad Dogs will live on forever... My impression over all the years is a different one. The majority of people want to see MD-80-retirements as fast as possible and shape pictures, that any companies who ever decided to operate Douglas-jetliners made a wrong decision. :d...
Jump to postI remember vaguely, that Horizon Air was mentioned (alongside TAT, SAS, and Merpati) in 1997/96 as a very likely customer for a re-engined Fokker F28 called the "Fokker F28 RE Partnership". This modified Fokker F28 would have received some major modifications, including a 1.14 m plug to st...
Jump to postIn 1991, there were reports about a potential conversion of MD-80-options to MD-90s. This never happened and the Boeing 727 remained a big part of their fleet alongside their 260 MD-80s. Several sources during the 1990s claim, that American Airlines was looking at the MD-90. This appears quiet logic...
Jump to postWhat are the average total cycles on the Hawaiian 717's? Is there a possibility of Boeing doing like Northwest did in the early 90's with their DC-9's to extend the life on them say 5-10 years down the road from now? Or is this a different animal because of the salt air and corrosion so it would ma...
Jump to postOne important correction of my previous post: I meant 2002, April 2002.
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