After 33 years as the backbone of Delta’s domestic fleet, and after nearly four decades plying the world’s skies, the once ubiquitous MD-88 aircraft known as the “Mad Dog” vanished from ...

Delta Air Lines DAL operated 116 MD-88 “Mad Dog” aircraft at its peak through early 2017, but come July the last will leave the fleet. Delta is accelerating retirement of older aircraft during ...

The MD-88 is at the extreme of operational metrics, being Delta’s oldest aircraft but also least utilized. The two are likely connected: old age meant the MD-88 was written down, giving it low ...

MD-87 and MD-88 aircraft registered in the United States. American Airlines, a unit of AMR Corp. in Fort Worth, has 212 MD-82s and 86 MD-83s, and Delta Air Lines Inc. in Atlanta has 117 MD-88s.

Delta MD-88 aircraft like the one that skidded off the runway Thursday morning. Photo: Wikipedia [Avionics Today 03-06-2015] Delta Air Lines flight 1086 lost hold of the runway Thursday morning ...

BOSTON — A New York-bound Boeing MD-88 airliner has returned safely to Boston’s Logan International Airport after a pilot noticed smoke in the cockpit minutes after takeoff. Airport spokesman ...

Will instead fly existing MD-88 routes on a mix of Airbus A320 family aircraft, Boeing 737s, number of MD-90 mainline aircraft Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: Sign up here.

After 33 years as the backbone of Delta’s domestic fleet, and after nearly four decades plying the world’s skies, the once ubiquitous MD-88 aircraft known as the “Mad Dog” vanished from ...

After 33 years as the backbone of Delta’s domestic fleet, and after nearly four decades plying the world’s skies, the once ubiquitous MD-88 aircraft known as the “Mad Dog” vanished from ...