MD-80
Rear-engined commercial plane
The MD-80 is a series of narrow-body commercial jet airliners produced by McDonnell Douglas from 1980 to 1999.
Derived from the earlier DC-9, these twin-engine aircraft became workhorses for domestic routes, recognizable by their T-tail configuration and rear-mounted engines.
The MD-80 was the backbone of American Airlines' fleet for decades.
Production continued briefly under Boeing after the 1997 merger.
Most have been retired from major carriers, though some remain in service with smaller operators.
One-corridor passenger plane
- twin-engineHaving two powerplants
- airlinerLarge commercial passenger plane
- jetlinerLarge commercial passenger aircraft
- DC-9Rear-engined commercial jet
fuselage · T-tail · Pratt & Whitney · cockpit · twinjet · commercial aviation · passenger jet · widebody
Departure or parody
- landingDescent's final moment
- cruising altitudeSteady airborne elevation maintained
- flight deckPilot's control area
- pushbackResistance to something proposed
taxiing · runway · gate · boarding · deplaning · flight crew · cabin · overhead bins
Major U.S. carrier
- DeltaAlluvial formation at mouth
- TWAFormer American airline
- AlitaliaItaly's defunct national airline
- SASThree-letter acronym, multiple meanings
Iberia · Alaska Airlines · Austrian · livery · fleet · hub · workhorse
Fourth-to-last twentieth-century decade
- deregulationRemoving governmental business restrictions
- replacementWhat takes another's place
- retirementLeaving the workforce permanently
- phaseoutGradual discontinuation process
Boeing 737 · successor · production · Long Beach · merger · aviation history · vintage · nostalgia
Pulled to lengthen
- shortenedMade more concise
- extended rangeEnhanced distance capacity
- upgradedRaised in quality
- modificationAct of altering something
series · derivative · configuration · specification · certification · performance · capacity
narrowbody
One-corridor passenger plane
- twin-engineHaving two powerplants
- airlinerLarge commercial passenger plane
- jetlinerLarge commercial passenger aircraft
DC-9 · fuselage · T-tail · Pratt & Whitney · cockpit · twinjet · commercial aviation · passenger jet · widebody · turbofan
takeoff
Departure or parody
- landingDescent's final moment
- cruising altitudeSteady airborne elevation maintained
- flight deckPilot's control area
pushback · taxiing · runway · gate · boarding · deplaning · flight crew · cabin · overhead bins · galley
American Airlines
Major U.S. carrier
SAS · Iberia · Alaska Airlines · Austrian · livery · fleet · hub · workhorse
1980s
Fourth-to-last twentieth-century decade
- deregulationRemoving governmental business restrictions
- replacementWhat takes another's place
- retirementLeaving the workforce permanently
phaseout · Boeing 737 · successor · production · Long Beach · merger · aviation history · vintage · nostalgia · service record
stretched
Pulled to lengthen
- shortenedMade more concise
- extended rangeEnhanced distance capacity
- upgradedRaised in quality
modification · series · derivative · configuration · specification · certification · performance · capacity
MD-80Boeing 747
Large four-engine airliner
Airbus A380 · Boeing 777 · superjumbo · Boeing 787 · jumbo jet