Are there any MD-80 still flying?

Today, only a few are still in passenger service, and you would have to travel a long way to find one. One year on following the retirement of American Airlines’ McDonnell Douglas MD-80s, let’s take a trip down memory lane with this sleek, iconic T-tailed aircraft, affectionately known as the “Mad Dog.”

Why is the MD-80 so loud?

#20245639. The JT8D on the MD-80 has a lower bypass ratio than jets like the 757 and 767 so they tend to be noisier. Basically the bypass ratio is how much air enters the inlet, and of that, how much bypasses the jet section, compared to the hot, fast jet of air coming out of the engine itself.

What was the last flight of the MD 80?

The routes dominated by the MD-80s have been taken over by newer versions of jet families such as the Boeing Co. 737 and Airbus SE’s A320. So on Wednesday, after 36 years, American planned to make the last commercial trip of the MD-80, Flight 80, flying from Dallas to Chicago.

Who is the American Airlines MD 80 pilot?

Julio Gomez has flown the MD-80 for his entire 20-year career at American Airlines. But he can’t bring himself to make that final trip into the New Mexico desert. “I just cannot take that airplane to its grave,” Gomez, 52, said of the iconic jets’ retirement flights on Wednesday.

Who are the largest operators of MD-80 aircraft?

Swissair and Austrian Airlines began the first services, while American Airlines operates the largest number of MD-80s, a fleet of 275. In addition, 35 MD-80 airplanes were assembled and are operating in the People’s Republic of China. Consider this remarkable fact.

Which is the first model of the MD-80?

The first model that was sold was the MD-81 as follows “The MD-81 (or as it was originally known the DC-9 Super 81 or DC-9-81) was the first production model of the MD-80, and apart from the MD-87, the differences between the various long-body MD-80 variants is relatively minor.