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 ...

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 ...

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 & ...

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 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 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 ...