Check out the full MD-80 message here. Development of the MD-80 came about in the 1970s as McDonnell Douglas looked to develop a larger version of its popular DC-9 series of planes. The idea was ...

This aircraft was developed into the McDonnell Douglas MD-80 in 1979, further developing into the MD-90 in the early 90s.

McDonnell Douglas lacked the capital to invest in an upgraded wing that would have made their narrow body offerings more ...