<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by ender83:
just FYI, AS doesn't own any DC-9's. the aircraft involved was an MD-80.
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The MD-80 family was designed by McDonnell Douglas as an improved version of the popular Douglas DC-9. Based on the DC-9 Series 50, the MD-80 was initially known as the DC-9 Super 80. It was not until 1983 that the design was christened the MD-80 to reflect the merger of Douglas into McDonnell Douglas.