List of McDonnell Douglas MD-90 operators

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

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

Former operators

CountryAirlinePhotoNumber of
aircraft
NotesSource
Flag of Aruba.svg Air Aruba P4-MDG MD-90-30 Air Aruba MIA 24APR00 (6923255099).jpg 3Ceased operations in 2000 [2] [3]
Flag of Egypt.svg AMC Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30, AMC Aviation AN0205122.jpg 5
Flag of the United States.svg American Airlines N902RA MD-90-30 Reno Air LAX 18JAN99 (6917075247).jpg 5Formerly operated by Reno Air [4]
Flag of Venezuela.svg Aserca Airlines 1Leased from Air Aruba [2]
Flag of Finland.svg Blue1 Blue 1 MD-90-30; OH-BLU@30.01.2007 450cv (4285497412).jpg 5Leased from Scandinavian Airlines [5]
Flag of Malta.svg BritishJET BritishJET MD-90 Zammit-2.jpg 1Leased from Hello
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Eastern Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30, China Eastern Airlines AN1444989.jpg 9Sold to Delta Air Lines [6]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Northern Airlines ChinaNorthernAirlines MD-90 fukuoka 20041228115934.jpg 13Merged with China Southern Airlines in 2003
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Southern Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30, China Southern Airlines JP7105284.jpg 13Sold to Delta Air Lines
Flag of Turkey.svg Cyprus Turkish Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30, KTHY - Kibris Turk Hava Yollari - Cyprus Turkish Airlines AN0198845.jpg 2 [7]
Flag of the United States.svg Delta Air Lines N961DN (15467221212).jpg 78 [lower-alpha 1] Launch customer and last operator [8]
Flag of the Republic of China.svg EVA Air B-17923 MD-90-30 EVA Air (6972476576).jpg 7 [9]
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Great China Airlines Great China Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30 (IGW) B-15301.jpg 1Rebranded as UNI Air in 1998
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Hello McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30, Hello AN1735737.jpg 6Sold to Delta Air Lines [10]
Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland Express 2006-05-27-081005 Iceland Keflavik.jpg 4Leased from Hello
Flag of Japan.svg Japan Airlines Japan Airlines MD-90(JA006D) (3817883066).jpg 16Sold to Delta Air Lines [11]
Flag of Japan.svg Japan Air System JA004D 1 MD-90-30 JAS Japan Air System NGO 20MAY03 (8416644434).jpg 16Merged with Japan Airlines in 2006
Flag of Sweden.svg Nordic Airways Nordic Leisure MD-90 SE-DMH.jpg 2Leased from Scandinavian Airlines [12]
Flag of Indonesia.svg Lion Air 5 [13]
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudia McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30, Saudi Arabian Airlines AN1283508.jpg 29 [14]
Flag of Sweden.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Denmark.svg Scandinavian Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30, Scandinavian Airlines - SAS AN0819063.jpg 8 [15]
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkish Airlines 2 [16]
Flag of the Republic of China.svg UNI Air B-17920 MD-90-30 Uni Air (8397782452).jpg 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

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

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