Originally Posted by
Roadkill
a buddy is texting me, sitting on an M88... asking how old they are? Says it appears to be the oldest aircraft he's ever been on...?
They don't look old when I fly them unless someone is used to IFE.
But the 88s started rolling off the assembly line (insert Bar joke) in 1987 and ended in 1993 with the MD-90s showing up in 1995.
Average age of the fleet of 182 jets is 21.3 years.
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Fleet age Delta Airlines | Airfleets aviation