Delta Air Lines initially placed a large order for the McDonnell Douglas MD-90. However, the merger of McDonnell Douglas with Boeing in 1997 ended the program, with Delta only receiving 16 new ...

Boeing has now moved an MD-90 to the site in Palmdale, California where it plans to modify the former passenger jet into NASA’s X-66A truss-braced-wing demonstrator aircraft. The US manufacturer on 15 ...

Boeing has partnered with NASA to ferry an MD-90 airplane from Victorville to Palmdale as part of an experimental aircraft project. Boeing's MD-90 will undergo modifications to test the Transonic ...

Boeing has started dismantling and scanning an old MD-90 as part of a multi-year NASA-supported project to transform the former passenger jet into the X-66A truss-braced-wing demonstrator. Since the ...

In total, these two regional jet-powered commercial aircraft account for around 3,100 deliveries. The E-Jet family is the only commercial jet still in production by Embraer. Its variants include the ...

The Boeing-NASA X-66A will be developed from an MD-90-30 variant originally delivered to China Northern in 1999. Credit: Boeing/NASA A lot is riding on the success of the X-66A—NASA’s Sustainable ...

The push of the aviation industry to cut down on traditional fuel consumption and the resulting harmful emissions comes in many shapes and sizes. Some are trying new engine designs, others are ...

Boeing is modifying an MD-90 aircraft into the X-66A experimental plane for NASA's Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project. The X-66A will test the Transonic Truss-Braced Wing (TTBW) configuration, ...

STOCKHOLM, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Scandinavian carrier SAS said on Thursday it had signed a deal to lease its entire fleet of MD-90 aircraft to an unidentified U.S. airline. SAS, half-owned by the ...