DC9 series- Which have you flown on?

Boeing757100 · Wed Sep 22, 2021 1:36 pm

We've basically only getting these threads for the classic Boeing planes we all know and love but why not go out on a limb and do Mcdonnell Douglas!

Since up until 2014, you could have flown on a DC-9-50 and up till 2011 you could fly DC-9-30s/40s with ease, that makes my list seem all the more pathetic.

DL MD-88
DL MD-90

GalaxyFlyer · Wed Sep 22, 2021 1:53 pm

AA, AC, DL, Ozark, Southern, EA, USAIR. From memory, I don’t keep any records and could not care less about what models, but probably all of them from the -14

PatrickZ80 · Wed Sep 22, 2021 2:00 pm

As far as you can call it a DC9-series (it technically is), the only one I've ever flown is a Blue1 717. It was flying for SAS at the time.

Q · Wed Sep 22, 2021 2:16 pm

I flew the very first-time jetliners were on North Central Airlines for 2nd flight on DC-9-30. My first flight was on CV-580 MKE-DAY-MKE in 1973. I flew DC-9-30 North Central and Delta. DC-9-50 Allegheny. Delta MD-88 and MD-90.

Q

Boeing757100 · Wed Sep 22, 2021 2:16 pm

Boeing757100 wrote:
We've basically only getting these threads for the classic Boeing planes we all know and love but why not go out on a limb and do Mcdonnell Douglas!

Since up until 2014, you could have flown on a DC-9-50 and up till 2011 you could fly DC-9-30s/40s with ease, that makes my list seem all the more pathetic.

DL MD-88
DL MD-90

Sorry, forgot to include that I flew on DL's 712s a few occasions. Crap, if only I could have flown on the DC-9-50, then I could have said I flew every DL DC-9 series airplane.

pwm2txlhopper · Wed Sep 22, 2021 4:31 pm

DC-9-10, -30, -50 for me. Mostly Northwest, Usair, Air Tran, SAS, and the original DL DC-9s prior to their retirement in 1992.

I used to love the NW -10s. Sporty!

I don’t consider the MD-80s, -90, or the 717 a derivative of the DC-9. I’ve flown on many of those, too.

AirKevin · Wed Sep 22, 2021 4:37 pm

Eight American MD-80s, although one was a result of a cancelled United 757 flight. Flight was half empty.

hoons90 · Wed Sep 22, 2021 5:33 pm

DC-9-50: Delta
MD-80: Alitalia, American
MD-90: Delta

Yflyer · Wed Sep 22, 2021 6:01 pm

MD-83: Alaska
MD-88: Delta
MD-90: Delta
717: Hawiian

pwm2txlhopper wrote:
I don’t consider the MD-80s, -90, or the 717 a derivative of the DC-9. I’ve flown on many of those, too.

I'm my opinion, if we're going to count the 737 Jurassic, Classic, NG, and Max as one family, then the DC-9, MD-80, 90, and 717 should be treated the same way.

pwm2txlhopper · Wed Sep 22, 2021 6:21 pm

Yflyer wrote:
MD-83: Alaska
MD-88: Delta
MD-90: Delta
717: Hawiian

pwm2txlhopper wrote:
I don’t consider the MD-80s, -90, or the 717 a derivative of the DC-9. I’ve flown on many of those, too.

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I'm my opinion, if we're going to count the 737 Jurassic, Classic, NG, and Max as one family, then the DC-9, MD-80, 90, and 717 should be treated the same way.

I guess you could say they’re in the same family, but I still don’t consider those newer planes a DC-9. Especially the relatively modern 717 with completely different engines, modern avionics, and fly by wire controls as opposed to cables and hydraulics. Even MD-80s, aside from the -88 was old school with steam gauges. The -88 was the only -80 that had somewhat improved modern (late 1980s avionics) with partial glass screens and FMC.

PlymSpotter · Wed Sep 22, 2021 9:32 pm

Well if we are talking the entire family of aircraft:

Boeing 717-200

AeBal
Spanair
Vololtea

DC-9-50

Delta Air Lines

DC-9-82

Alitalia
SAS
Snowflake

DC-9-83

American Airlines
Spanair

DC-9-87

Iberia

MD-88

Aerolineas Argentinas
Austral
Delta Air Lines
Iberia

MD-90-30

Delta Air Lines
Hello

Dan

1337Delta764 · Thu Sep 23, 2021 1:24 am

MD-82:
American
Continental
Spirit

MD-88:
Delta

johnconquest · Thu Sep 23, 2021 2:01 am

I unfortunately never flew on the actual DC-9. I have flown many times on the family of aircraft, including the last MD80 ever built.

MD82: American
MD83: Allegiant, American
MD88: Delta
MD90: Delta
717/MD95: AirTran, Delta, Hawaiian

vhqpa · Thu Sep 23, 2021 2:11 am

Unfortunately only the 717 for me with both Jetstar and Qantaslink

Fiver · Thu Sep 23, 2021 8:11 am

My first flight was on an Oasis Airlines MD83 doing SOU - PMI

blandy62 · Thu Sep 23, 2021 9:05 am

MD82 OX, OG, EF
MD83 EF
MD90-30 B7

eta unknown · Thu Sep 23, 2021 10:46 am

DC9-30: Air Canada, Alitalia, Ansett, Garuda, KLM, New York Air, TAA, US Air
DC9-40: SAS
DC9-50: Hawaiian
MD-80: Alaska, Alitalia, American, Delta, New York Air, Swissair
MD-90: Aeromexico
717: Hawaiian, Qantas, TWA

cedarjet · Thu Sep 23, 2021 11:08 am

I was on tour in the United States with British rocker Hugh Cornwell in 2009 or 2010 and we had a day off between Chicago and Winnipeg, so I booked a bunch of DC-9 flights on Delta, who were retiring the type. Chicago to Detroit DC-9-50, Detroit back to Chicago DC-9-40, Chicago to Minneapolis DC-9-50, Minneapolis to Winnipeg DC-9-30, which was exactly what turned up. Have to say I was impressed. Really fun day out. And beat the bus to Peg City by 19 hours.

Went to Kenya to fly on a few Jurassics more recently, took African Express from Dubai to Mogadishu via Berbera on an ex Alitalia MD-80 (with the cockpit jumpseat into Moga), connecting on the tarmac to an ex Iberia DC-9-30 to Nairobi via Wajir. Next day we flew Nairobi to Kisumu and back on African Safari’s DC-9-10.

classicjets · Thu Sep 23, 2021 3:33 pm

DC-9-30: Northwest
DC-9-50: Delta
MD-82: Continental, American, Far Eastern Air Transport
MD-83: American, Allegiant
MD-87: Danish Air Transport
MD-88: Delta
MD-90: Delta
B717: Hawaiian, AirTran, Delta
ARJ21 :duck:

: Chengdu Airlines

BWIAirport · Thu Sep 23, 2021 3:56 pm

DC-9-41: Delta x2
717: AirTran
MD-88 Delta x2

ElroyJetson · Thu Sep 23, 2021 7:49 pm

I've flown on the DC-9-10, DC-9-30, DC-9-50, and possibly the 20 and 40. Also the MD-81, MD-82, MD-88, and 717. Mostly DL, NW, and EA.

n729pa · Thu Sep 23, 2021 8:44 pm

My first 4 flights were on DC9s

All -15s, all British Midland Airways

and 717s for Qantaslink

departedflights · Thu Sep 23, 2021 9:36 pm

My first flight ever was on a USAir DC-9-30. Others I've flown:

AirTran DC-9-30
AirTran 717
American MD-80
Continental Airlines DC-9-30
Continental Airlines MD-80
Continental Lite DC-9-30
Delta Air Lines 717
Hawaiian Airlines DC-9-50
Hawaiian Airlines 717
Midwest Express DC-9-10
Northwest Airlines DC-9-10
Northwest Airlines DC-9-30
Trans World Airlines DC-9-30
Trans World Airlines MD-80
USAir MD-80

CPHS · Thu Sep 23, 2021 10:07 pm

DC-9-14: Finnair
DC-9-21: SAS
DC-9-31: Northwest
DC-9-32: Iberia, Turkish Airlines, Northwest, KLM
DC-9-33: KLM
DC-9-41: SAS
DC-9-51: Finnair

MD-87: Iberia, SAS
MD-81: Swissair, SAS
MD-82: SAS, Flynordic, Finnair, Alitalia
MD-83: Flynordic, 1Time
717-200: Bangkok Airways

SRQKEF · Fri Sep 24, 2021 11:25 am

At 23, I'm a bit too young to have gotten any real amount of "real" DC-9 flights, but I have a fair amount of MD80 flights and almost 20 legs on the 717.

DC-9-30
AirTran

DC-9-40
SAS

MD81
SAS

MD83
American

MD87
SAS

MD88
Delta

MD90
Delta

717-200
AirTran, Blue1, Delta

Mortyman · Fri Sep 24, 2021 1:44 pm

SAS: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-41
SAS: Douglas DC-9-51
SAS: McDonnell Douglas MD-81
SAS: McDonnell Douglas MD-82
SAS: McDonnell Douglas MD-87
SAS: McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30
Scanair: McDonnell Douglas MD-82,
Scanair: McDonnell Douglas MD-83
Transwede: McDonnell Douglas MD-83
Spanair: McDonnell Douglas MD-83
Finnair: McDonnell Douglas MD-83
American Airlines: McDonnell Douglas MD-82
American Airlines: McDonnell Douglas MD-83
Aero Mexico: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15

ACDC8 · Fri Sep 24, 2021 3:49 pm

Delta MD95, oops, I mean "B717" :mrgreen:

vatveng · Fri Sep 24, 2021 7:30 pm

AirTran: DC-9-30, 717-200
American: MD-83
Delta: MD-88, MD-90, 717-200

DeltaMD95 · Sat Sep 25, 2021 12:11 am

AA: MD-82/83
DL: MD-88/90, DC-9-50, 717
NW: DC-9-30
FL: 717
US: MD-82

XAMTO · Sat Sep 25, 2021 3:28 am

DC9-30: Continental, USAir, Valujet, Northwest, AirTran
DC9-50: Northwest
MD-81: Continental, USAir
MD-82: American, TWA
MD-83: TWA
MD-88: Delta
MD-90: Delta
717 (MD-95): AirTran

sprxUSA · Sat Sep 25, 2021 4:17 am

NW DC-9-50
PS DC-9-80, -30
AS MD-80
RW DC-9-30
QQ DC-9-80, MD-87
FL B717-200
CO MD-80
AA MD-80

ElroyJetson · Sat Sep 25, 2021 5:19 am

ElroyJetson wrote:
I've flown on the DC-9-10, DC-9-30, DC-9-50, and possibly the 20 and 40. Also the MD-81, MD-82, MD-88, and 717. Mostly DL, NW, and EA.

Forgot I also flew on the MD-90 with DL and the 717 with Air Tran.

CPHS · Sat Sep 25, 2021 6:47 am

[quote="CPHS"]DC-9-14: Finnair
DC-9-21: SAS
DC-9-31: Northwest
DC-9-32: Iberia, Turkish Airlines, Northwest, KLM
DC-9-33: KLM
DC-9-41: SAS
DC-9-51: Finnair

MD-87: Iberia, SAS
MD-81: Swissair, SAS
MD-82: SAS, Flynordic, Finnair, Alitalia, Martinair
MD-83: Flynordic, 1Time
717-200: Bangkok Air

BoeingERJ1000 · Sat Sep 25, 2021 12:17 pm

Spanair, SAS, and American MD-80's. Not sure which variant, though I'm pretty sure that the AA flight I took was on an MD-82.

BoeingERJ1000 · Sat Sep 25, 2021 12:17 pm

BoeingERJ1000 wrote:
Spanair, SAS, and American MD-80's. Not sure which variant, though I'm pretty sure that the AA flight I took was on an MD-82.

I could've flown on a SAS MD-90 for all I know.

DeltaMD95 · Sun Sep 26, 2021 7:27 pm

For those that were fortunate to fly a variety of airline/equipment combos, were there any experiences that stood out from the rest?

To me, the American Airlines MD-82/83s were the absolute classic essence of what the Mad Dog family was. Simply by numbers, scale , & longevity. And that til the end, AA kept them in the classic 80s/90s interiors. These accounted for 75% of all my DC-9 flights.

Another standout were the original “sweet 16” Delta MD-90 with the drop-down LCDs, which were advanced for their time. This rare variant only ever flew to SLC from ORD (my hometown airport), so I made sure in 2007 to find myself on that routing to nab it.

capicua · Sun Sep 26, 2021 10:25 pm

DC-9-30
- Aeropostal
- Aserca Airlines

DC-9-50
- Aeropostal

DC-9-82
- Laser Airlines

DC-9-83
- Aerolineas Argentinas
- Avianca

UARNO88 · Mon Sep 27, 2021 12:40 am

Basic 9’s RW, CO, USN C-9
MD-80’s AA, AS, AY, AZ, DL, TW
MD-87 QQ

CairnterriAIR · Mon Sep 27, 2021 2:11 am

DC-9-10 Republic
DC-9-14 Best Airlines
DC-9-30 Eastern, AeroMexico, USAir, Continental, Northwest
DC-9-51 Eastern
MD-81 USAir
MD-82 American, Northwest
MD-83 American, Continental,
MD-88 Delta
B-717 AirTran

CairnterriAIR · Mon Sep 27, 2021 2:13 am

Duplicated post...please delete.

LXM83 · Sat Oct 02, 2021 11:24 am

DC-9-32/-34: Aviaco, Air Canada
DC-9-41: SAS, Northwest
DC-9-51: Tikal Jets

jumpjets · Sat Oct 02, 2021 3:45 pm

DC9 - 30 Aviaco and British Midland
MD 90 - SAS

Loran · Thu Dec 16, 2021 7:05 pm

DC-9-14: East African Express
DC-9-31: LASER Venezuela, Eastern (could also have been a -32)
DC-9-32: Aserca
DC-9-51: Delta
DC-9-81: Orient Thai
DC-9-82: SAS, American, Alitalia, Insel Air, Orient Thai
DC-9-83: Crossair, Kish Air, Caspian, Andes LA, American
DC-9-87: SAS
MD-88: Delta
MD-90-30: Delta, Hello (opf Iceland Express)
717-200: Türkmenistan, Bangkok Airways, Delta

N626AA · Thu Dec 16, 2021 10:08 pm

NW DC-9-30 x2
CO MD-82 x1
AA MD-82/83 x59
DL MD-88 x3 & MD-90-30 x2

CMA727 · Sat Dec 18, 2021 10:40 pm

DC-9-10´S Aeromexico, Aero California and Taesa
DC-9-30´S Aeromexico, Aero California, Taesa, Eastern, UsAir, New York Air, Air Canada, Aero Caribe
DC-9-50´S Hawaiian
MD-95´s (B717) Manufacturer´s demonstrator.
MD-87´S Aeromexico.
MD-80´S Aeromexico, Avianca, American, Delta, Continental, Swissair.
MD-90´s China Eastern

DL_Mech · Sun Dec 19, 2021 6:12 am

DC-9-14: Eastern
DC-9-15: TWA
DC-9-31: Ozark, Eastern, TWA, New York Air, Allegheny, Republic
DC-9-32: Northwest, TWA, Eastern, Continental, Ozark, Delta, Valujet
DC-9-33F: TWA
DC-9-34: TWA
DC-9-41: TWA
DC-9-51: Delta

MD-81: Austrian
MD-82: American, TWA, Continental, Alitalia, Austrian
MD-83: American, Austrian
MD-87: Austrian
MD-88: Delta
MD-90: Delta
717-200: Midwest, AirTran, Delta

CPHS · Wed Dec 22, 2021 12:58 am

DC-9-14: Finnair
DC-9-21: SAS
DC-9-31: Northwest
DC-9-32: Iberia, Turkish Airlines, Northwest, KLM
DC-9-33: KLM
DC-9-41: SAS
DC-9-51: Finnair

MD-87: Iberia, SAS
MD-81: Swissair, SAS
MD-82: SAS, Flynordic, Finnair, Alitalia, Martinair
MD-83: Flynordic, 1Time
717-200: Bangkok Air[/quote]

CrewBunk · Wed Dec 22, 2021 4:00 am

Air Canada DC-9-14, DC-9-15, DC-9-31, DC-9-32
Delta DC-9-30, MD-90
Swissair DC-9-30, DC-9-50, DC-9-80
BWIA DC-9-50
Eastern DC-9-30
American MD-80
British Midland DC-9-15
Midwest Express DC-9-10. DC-9-30, MD-80
Hughes Airwest DC-9-30
North Central DC-9-50
Republic DC-9-30, MD-80

gunsontheroof · Wed Dec 22, 2021 8:46 am

DC-9-51: Hawaiian
MD-82: American
MD-83: Alaska, American
MD-88: Delta
MD-90: Delta

dredgy · Wed Dec 22, 2021 9:28 am

Mesa/US Airways I'm fairly sure.

Qantas/Turkmen 717s - many times. I've flown 2x Qantas 717s this week alone. And am booked on Hawaiian's later in the year.

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