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• Alaska Retires the MD-80

  Another week, another airline retires the good ole’ MD-80. This past Sunday, Alaska flew its last MD-80 operation, and the airline is now an all-737 fleet. Alaska had a particularly interesting relationship with the MD-80 that brings out all different... Posted Aug 29 2008, 04:24 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: MD80, Alaska Airlines

• Midwest Rolls Out Its Post-MD80 Schedule

  We knew it was coming. When Midwest said it would ditch its MD-80s, that had to mean a lot of flight cuts and schedule shuffling. Well, now we know the extent of the damage. The new schedule not only cuts 11 cities, but it shuffles a lot of service around... Posted Jul 21 2008, 03:27 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Schedule Changes, MD80, Midwest Airlines

• Don’t Blame the MD-80 For This Mess

  There’s no question that American has done an absolutely terrible job of managing the latest round of MD-80 maintenance issues from a PR perspective. It’s been so bad, that I’ve seen articles start to question the MD-80 as an airplane... Posted Apr 10 2008, 03:55 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Safety/Security, MD80, American

• Contrary to Press Reports, Not Every Airplane is Unsafe

  Recent media reports might make it seem like the sky is falling; as if every airplane you encounter may be unsafe. Just over the last few days, we’ve seen a rash of very public maintenance issues: Southwest rechecks 737s after maintenance record... Posted Mar 27 2008, 02:47 PM by The Cranky Flier Filed under: Southwest, MD80, American, Delta, Boeing