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McDonnell Douglas coverage spans narrowbody and trijet passenger jets across 4 Airchive families, balancing active fleets with historically important retired types.
This manufacturer page clusters 4 current and historic jet families under a single lineage view so crawlers and readers can move from maker to family to variant without URL duplication or taxonomy drift.
Airchive groups McDonnell Douglas aircraft by family first, which keeps airliner lineage readable instead of scattering it across disconnected model pages.
Families
The short-haul twinjet that gave the Douglas narrowbody line its core proportions and airport personality.
First flight
1965
Seating
90 to 139
Forum pulse
60
Range band
1,700 nm
Notable operators
Delta · Northwest · SAS · Eastern
A short-haul workhorse remembered for rear-mounted engines, warm cabins, and a surprisingly emotional afterlife.
First flight
1979
Seating
130 to 172
Forum pulse
74
Range band
2,900 nm
Notable operators
American · Delta · SAS · Allegiant
The re-engined final stretch of the MD narrowbody line, quieter and newer but never as numerous as the MD-80.
First flight
1993
Seating
153 to 172
Forum pulse
60
Range band
2,455 nm
Notable operators
Delta · JAL · Saudi Arabian · China Northern
The final Douglas trijet, built for long-haul passenger and freight work at the edge of a changing market.
First flight
1990
Seating
285 to 410
Forum pulse
60
Range band
6,700 nm
Notable operators
Swissair · KLM · Delta · Finnair
Original reporting
Passengers remember the MD-80 less as a spec sheet and more as a complete sensory environment.