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. [1]
Country | Airline | Photo | Number of aircraft | Notes | Source |
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Air Aruba | 3 | Ceased operations in 2000 | [2] [3] | ||
AMC Airlines | 5 | ||||
American Airlines | 5 | Formerly operated by Reno Air | [4] | ||
Aserca Airlines | 1 | Leased from Air Aruba | [2] | ||
Blue1 | 5 | Leased from Scandinavian Airlines | [5] | ||
BritishJET | 1 | Leased from Hello | |||
China Eastern Airlines | 9 | Sold to Delta Air Lines | [6] | ||
China Northern Airlines | 13 | Merged with China Southern Airlines in 2003 | |||
China Southern Airlines | 13 | Sold to Delta Air Lines | |||
Cyprus Turkish Airlines | 2 | [7] | |||
Delta Air Lines | 78 [lower-alpha 1] | Launch customer and last operator | [8] | ||
EVA Air | 7 | [9] | |||
Great China Airlines | 1 | Rebranded as UNI Air in 1998 | |||
Hello | 6 | Sold to Delta Air Lines | [10] | ||
Iceland Express | 4 | Leased from Hello | |||
Japan Airlines | 16 | Sold to Delta Air Lines | [11] | ||
Japan Air System | 16 | Merged with Japan Airlines in 2006 | |||
Nordic Airways | 2 | Leased from Scandinavian Airlines | [12] | ||
Lion Air | 5 | [13] | |||
Saudia | 29 | [14] | |||
Scandinavian Airlines | 8 | [15] | |||
Turkish Airlines | 2 | [16] | |||
UNI Air | 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]
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