This week’s Flight Friday looks at a platform that was severely impacted by the COVID pandemic, the McDonnell Douglas MD-80 series. After deliveries of the first MD-81 in 1980, following on from the ...

CHICAGO, March 28 (Reuters) - American Airlines, a unit of AMR Corp. , on Wednesday said it accelerated its fleet renewal plan by beginning the replacement process for a portion of its MD-80 fleet.

3M Aerospace introduced new pre-formed polyurethane protective tapes to help decrease cycle time while inspecting main landing gear cylinders on Boeing MD-80 and MD-90 aircraft. Polyurethane ...