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.

Former operators

Country Airline Photo Number of
aircraft
Notes Source
Aruba Air Aruba 3 Ceased operations in 2000 [1]
Egypt AMC Airlines 5
United States American Airlines 5 Formerly operated by Reno Air
Venezuela Aserca Airlines 1 Leased from Air Aruba [1]
Finland Blue1 5 Leased from Scandinavian Airlines
Malta BritishJET 1 Leased from Hello
China China Eastern Airlines 9 Sold to Delta Air Lines
China China Northern Airlines 13 Merged with China Southern Airlines in 2003
China China Southern Airlines 13 Sold to Delta Air Lines
Turkey Cyprus Turkish Airlines 2
United States Delta Air Lines 78[a] Launch customer and last operator
Taiwan EVA Air 7
Taiwan Great China Airlines 1 Rebranded as UNI Air in 1998
Switzerland Hello 6 Sold to Delta Air Lines
Iceland Iceland Express 4 Leased from Hello
Japan Japan Airlines 16 Sold to Delta Air Lines
Japan Japan Air System 16 Merged with Japan Airlines in 2006
Sweden Nordic Airways 2 Leased from Scandinavian Airlines
United States NASA & Boeing 1 Modified to be the Boeing X-66.
Indonesia Lion Air 5
Saudi Arabia Saudia 29
SwedenNorwayDenmark Scandinavian Airlines 8
Turkey Turkish Airlines 2
Taiwan UNI Air 14

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.

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.

Notes

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

References

  1. ^ a b "Air Aruba, Aserca Airlines Introduce Boeing MD-90 In Latin America" (Press release). Boeing. 1998-11-19. Retrieved 2015-07-27.