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Why the McDonnell Douglas MD-90 was such a rare aircraft

The rivalry between the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 is among the fiercest and most famous in aviation history. However, the 737, which is roughly 20 years older than the A320, originally competed with ...
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Boeing begins transforming MD-90 into NASA’s X-66A demonstrator

Boeing has started dismantling and scanning an old MD-90 as part of a multi-year NASA-supported project to transform the former passenger jet into the X-66A truss-braced-wing demonstrator. Since the ...
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Boeing Starts Chopping Up Old MD-90 to Create New Experimental Aircraft

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How the McDonnell Douglas DC-9 outlasted the aircraft that was built to replace it

Newer aircraft types are universally expected to render their predecessors obsolete through superior fuel burn, advanced flight deck automation, and reduced maintenance profiles. Despite this, there ...
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Boeing Begins MD-90 Modification For NASA X-66A Program

A former Delta Air Lines MD-90 begins its transformation into the NASA X-66A at Boeing's Palmdale facility. Boeing Begins MD-90 Modification For NASA X-66A Program is published in Aerospace Daily & ...
Aviation Week

Delta Reaches Deal To Acquire MD-90s From China Eastern

Delta has finalized a deal to acquire nine MD-90 aircraft from China Eastern, which will give Delta the second-largest MD-90 fleet in the world and leave China Eastern with none. Delta disclosed the ...
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Dec. 30, Salt Lake City, Utah / McDonnell Douglas MD-90

Delta Air Lines flight 1147 (MD-90-30) struck approach lights 400 feet short of runway 34R at Salt Lake City International Airport during its final approach. The aircraft sustained damage to its left ...