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 ...

Boeing has partnered with NASA to ferry an MD-90 airplane from Victorville to Palmdale as part of an experimental aircraft project. Boeing's MD-90 will undergo modifications to test the Transonic ...

When we think of McDonnell Douglas, we often picture robust airliners almost entirely lost to time today. But many of these historic aircraft come from before the Jet Age, when McDonnell Douglas was ...

Boeing has now moved an MD-90 to the site in Palmdale, California where it plans to modify the former passenger jet into NASA’s X-66A truss-braced-wing demonstrator aircraft. The US manufacturer on 15 ...

Boeing is modifying an MD-90 aircraft into the X-66A experimental plane for NASA's Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project. The X-66A will test the Transonic Truss-Braced Wing (TTBW) configuration, ...

NASA and Boeing have achieved a significant milestone in the Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project, marking progress toward a potential new era of aviation. Boeing flew an MD-90 aircraft from ...

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 ...

STOCKHOLM, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Scandinavian carrier SAS said on Thursday it had signed a deal to lease its entire fleet of MD-90 aircraft to an unidentified U.S. airline. SAS, half-owned by the ...

In total, these two regional jet-powered commercial aircraft account for around 3,100 deliveries. The E-Jet family is the only commercial jet still in production by Embraer. Its variants include the ...

The push of the aviation industry to cut down on traditional fuel consumption and the resulting harmful emissions comes in many shapes and sizes. Some are trying new engine designs, others are ...