A Delta Air Lines MD-88 was forced to shut down an engine yesterday flying from Atlanta to Baltimore. As a result of the engine failure incident, the aircraft diverted to Raleigh. The aircraft made a safe landing with no injuries reported.
Delta decided to retire its MD-88/90 fleet early due to COVID-19. Both aircraft arrived at Delta's central hub at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) before flying on to Arkansas International Airport (BYH) for storage. Historically, Delta had a huge fleet of MDs.
NEW YORK — Delta will stop flying MD-88 aircraft on a scheduled basis at New York's LaGuardia Airport effective March 2. The airline will instead fly existing MD-88 routes on a mix of quieter, more fuel-efficient Airbus A320 family aircraft, Boeing 737s and a limited number of MD-90 mainline aircraft
Delta will retire the MD-88 and MD-90 aircraft earlier than previously planned, with both aircraft types exiting the fleet effective June 2020. Both aircraft operated across much of Delta's domestic network and have been workhorses for the airline.
Delta retires last MD-80 and MD-90 aircraft, final flight to Atlanta - Business Insider.
The Boeing 717 is a twin-engine, single-aisle jet airliner, developed for the 100-seat market. The airliner was designed and originally marketed by McDonnell Douglas as the MD-95, a derivative of the DC-9 family. Capable of seating up to 134 passengers, the 717 has a design range of 2,060 nautical miles (3,820 km).
Occasionally, aircraft with a seating structure of 2+2 may letter the seats as "ACDF" to keep with the standard of A/F being window and C/D being aisle on short-haul aircraft (which generally have 3+3 seats). Delta Air Lines also includes row 13 in many of their seat maps.
Delta's fleet consists of 763 Airbus and Boeing aircraft. 443 Boeing aircraft make up about 60% of Delta's fleet, while its 320 Airbus aircraft make about 40%. Its 643 narrow-body aircraft comprise about 83% of its fleet, while its 120 wide-body aircraft comprise the remaining 17%.
The MD-87 is 17 ft (5.3 m) shorter for 130 passengers in economy and has a range up to 2,900
nmi (5,400 km). It competed with the Boeing 737 Classic and the Airbus A320.
McDonnell Douglas MD-80.
| MD-80 series |
|---|
| Manufacturer | McDonnell Douglas Boeing Commercial Airplanes (from Aug. 1997) SAIC (MD-82T) |
| First flight | October 18, 1979 |
The Mad Dog nickname came not only from its MD initials but also because it takes off like a rocket and makes a hell of a lot of noise. Another possible reason for the nickname was the availability of a notorious cheap American wine called MD 20/20.
The Boeing 737 is a narrow-body aircraft produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes at its Renton Factory in Washington. Boeing Business Jet versions are produced since the 737NG, as well as military models. As of December 2019, 15,156 Boeing 737s have been ordered and 10,571 delivered.
Current fleet
| Aircraft | In service | Orders |
|---|
| Airbus A321XLR | — | 50 |
| Boeing 737-800 | 304 | — |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | 24 | 76 |
The 737-700/-800/-900 models are very reliable. These models have a 0.06 fatal crash rate per million flights.
These models currently have a clean flight record and all tie for being the safest airplane:
- Airbus: A220, A319neo, A320neo, A321neo, A340, A350 and A380.
- Boeing: 717, 747-8 and 787.
- Embraer: 135, 140 and 145.
Who is the owner of Airbus?
All bad news when, at the end of the first quarter, Boeing had total debt of $38.9 billion, by S&P Capital IQ's count. Return on capital has gone from 54.7% in 2018 to -7.6% in 2019 and -13.1% in 2020 Q1. Overall gross margins are a seventh of what they used to be.
Struggling Airbus set to axe 15k roles worldwide including 1,700 at UK plant where it makes wings for jets. Plane maker Airbus will axe 15,000 jobs worldwide as it struggles to survive the coronavirus crisis. Airbus does not think it will get back to full production until 2025.
The decline in deliveries is crucial because Boeing gets the bulk of cash from sales when jets are delivered. Chicago-based Boeing Co. has laid off thousands of workers this year. While it chose not to seek government pandemic-relief funds, the company has raised billions in private credit to get through the downturn.
The company announced a production halt in December, when the global grounding of the fast-selling 737 Max following two deadly crashes in five months looked set to last into mid-2020. Calhoun said the company isn't considering scrapping the Max and expects it will continue to fly for a generation.
The aircraft, capable of carrying 250 to 380 passengers, is said to have paved the way for mass long-haul air travel. But while the DC-10 is done with commercial passenger service, it does still occupy the skies in 2020 in other roles and capacities.
The Federal Aviation Administration has lifted its ban on Boeing's 737 Max, allowing the plane to return to the skies after being grounded for more than 20 months following crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia that killed 346 people.
The Boeing Company – the world's largest aerospace company and America's largest exporter – assembles commercial airplanes and defense products and also builds aerospace components in the United States. The Boeing Company and its subsidiaries had more than 143,000 employees working in 50 states as of December 31, 2019.
None of the airlines below attained any more than two out of seven stars.
- Tara Air. Tara Air managed to accumulate just one out of seven stars.
- Nepal Airlines. Nepal has seen nine fatal accidents over the last eight years.
- Ariana Afghan Airlines.
- Bluewing Airlines.
- Kam Air.
- Trigana Air Service.
- SCAT Airlines.
The largest airlines in the world can be defined in several ways. As of 2019, American Airlines Group was the largest by fleet size, passengers carried and revenue passenger mile. Delta Air Lines was the largest by revenue, assets value and market capitalization.
Love the mothership or hate it, Delta Air Lines will not go out of business, at least during the foreseeable future. They certainly won't be in great financial shape after the COVID-19 pandemic (like many of us).
After a six-year gap, Boeing's smallest commercial aircraft, the 717, will be returning to commercial service at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The two-engine jets, which are even smaller than a Boeing 737, were a holdover from the 1997 merger of the Boeing Co. and the former McDonnell Douglas Corp.
Delta plans to retire its 18 widebody Boeing 777s by the end of 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The retirement will accelerate the airline's strategy to simplify and modernize its fleet, while continuing to operate newer, more cost-efficient aircraft.
While both airlines have code-share partnerships with airlines all over the world, only Delta is part of a major airline alliance (SkyTeam). JetBlue remains independent.
DGS is jointly owned by Argenbright, with a 51 percent stake, and Delta, with a 49 percent stake.
Delta has strong core values of honesty, integrity, respect, perseverance, and servant leadership.
