Delta has long had a small subfleet of MD-90s lurking around. The 16 MD-90s were supposed to be the beginning of a much larger fleet. In fact, the MD-90 was supposed to be the 727 replacement, but ...

Delta Air Lines quietly began removing Boeing MD-90s from its fleet in the second quarter, as it continues to shift towards larger gauge aircraft. The Atlanta-based carrier removed 12 of the 158-seat ...

Delta Air Lines is buying 11 used MD-90 jets to add to its fleet, although the added capacity will be offset by cuts among other models. Atlanta-based Delta is buying nine of the twin-engine planes ...

Delta Air Lines initially placed a large order for the McDonnell Douglas MD-90. However, the merger of McDonnell Douglas with Boeing in 1997 ended the program, with Delta only receiving 16 new ...

Delta Air Lines is accelerating retirements of its Boeing MD-90s, hastening the exit of the former McDonnell Douglas narrowbodies from US fleets. "We expect to accelerate the retirement of our MD-90 ...

Delta Air Lines’ MD-88 and MD-90 aircraft were noisy, aging and nearing the end of their usefulness before the coronavirus outbreak. But the pandemic sped up the retirement of the "Mad Dog" jets, ...

Delta Air Lines has acquired seven more MD-90 aircraft from Japan Airlines (JAL), the carrier disclosed in an April 18 message to employees. The purchase follows the acquisition of nine MD-90s from ...