List of McDonnell Douglas MD-90 operators

This is a list of airlines that have operated the McDonnell Douglas MD-90.

Major airlines that have operated the MD-90 include Delta Air Lines, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Japan Airlines, and UNI Air.[1]

Former operators

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Country Airline Photo Number of
aircraft
Notes Source
  Air Aruba   3 Ceased operations in 2000 [2][3]
  AMC Airlines   5
  American Airlines   5 Formerly operated by Reno Air [4]
  Aserca Airlines 1 Leased from Air Aruba [2]
  Blue1   5 Leased from Scandinavian Airlines [5]
  BritishJET   1 Leased from Hello
  China Eastern Airlines   9 Sold to Delta Air Lines [6]
  China Northern Airlines   13 Merged with China Southern Airlines in 2003
  China Southern Airlines   13 Sold to Delta Air Lines
  Cyprus Turkish Airlines   2 [7]
  Delta Air Lines   78[a] Launch customer and last operator [8]
  EVA Air   7 [9]
  Great China Airlines   1 Rebranded as UNI Air in 1998
  Hello   6 Sold to Delta Air Lines [10]
  Iceland Express   4 Leased from Hello
  Japan Airlines   16 Sold to Delta Air Lines [11]
  Japan Air System   16 Merged with Japan Airlines in 2006
  Nordic Airways   2 Leased from Scandinavian Airlines [12]
  Lion Air 5 [13]
  Saudia   29 [14]
    Scandinavian Airlines   8 [15]
  Turkish Airlines 2 [16]
  UNI Air   14 [17]

U.S. based start-up air carrier Pro Air ordered the MD-90 but did not operate the aircraft prior to ceasing operations and going out of business.[18]

Alaska Airlines considered ordering the MD-90 but did not take delivery of the type or operate the aircraft and none were manufactured for the airline.[19]

Notes

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  1. ^ 65 were used in active service; the remaining 13 were used only for spare parts

References

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  1. ^ MD-90 Statistics Archived 2015-07-16 at the Wayback Machine. Planespotters.net. Retrieved: April 7, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Air Aruba, Aserca Airlines Introduce Boeing MD-90 In Latin America" (Press release). Boeing. 1998-11-19. Retrieved 2015-07-27.
  3. ^ "Production List Search". Planespotters.net. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Production List Search". Planespotters.net. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Production List Search". Planespotters.net. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Production List Search". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  7. ^ "Please verify your request". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  8. ^ "Delta Air Lines Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  9. ^ "Production List Search". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  10. ^ "Hello Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  11. ^ "Please verify your request". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  12. ^ "Please verify your request". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  13. ^ "Please verify your request". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  14. ^ "Please verify your request". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  15. ^ "Please verify your request". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  16. ^ "Please verify your request". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  17. ^ "Please verify your request". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  18. ^ http://www.airliners.net, photos of Pro Air MD-90 aircraft
  19. ^ https://www.planespotters.net/airframe/McDonnell-Douglas/MD-90/53321/-Alaska-Airlines [dead link]