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  2. McDonnell Douglas DC-9 - Wikipedia

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    A DC-9's two-person cockpit with analog instrument panel The cabin of a former Northwest Airlines DC-9, showing a typical four-abreast seating in First Class and Five-abreast seating in economy class behind. The DC-9 was designed for short to medium-haul routes, often to smaller airports with shorter runways and less ground infrastructure than ...

  3. American Airlines Flight 1420 - Wikipedia

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    Seating chart for American Airlines Flight 1420 created by the NTSB, revealing the location of passengers and lack of injury, severity of injuries, and deaths. The aircraft involved in the incident was a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 (registration N215AA [2]), a derivative of the McDonnell Douglas DC-9, and part of the McDonnell Douglas MD-80 series of aircraft.

  4. Continental Airlines Flight 1713 - Wikipedia

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    He had 12,125 hours of flight experience, but only 166 hours on the DC-9, [1]: 48 or "in type." He had been upgraded to captain less than three weeks earlier. [ 8 ] The first officer was 26-year-old Lee Edward Bruecher, hired by Continental four months earlier; he had previously flown for Rio Airways [ 8 ] and passed his initial proficiency ...

  5. Northwest Airlines fleet - Wikipedia

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    Northwest was looking for manufacturers to discuss the replacement of their 100, 110 and 125 seat McDonnell Douglas DC-9 aircraft, with an average age of 35 years. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In January 2008, Northwest advised its pilots that the airline planned to cut its fleet of 92 DC-9s to 68 by the end of 2008.

  6. McDonnell Douglas MD-80 - Wikipedia

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    The MD-95 was developed to replace early DC-9 models, which were approaching 30 years of age. The project completely overhauled the original DC-9 into a modern airliner. It is slightly longer than the DC-9-30 and is powered by new Rolls-Royce BR715 engines. The MD-95 was renamed "Boeing 717" after the McDonnell Douglas-Boeing merger in 1997.

  7. Boeing 717 - Wikipedia

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    Seating up to 117 passengers, the DC-9-90 was to be equipped with the DC-9's wing with 2 ft (0.61 m) tip extensions, rather than the more heavily modified increased area of the MD-80. The aircraft had a design range of 1,430 nmi (2,648 km; 1,646 mi), with an option to increase to 2,060 nmi (3,815 km; 2,371 mi), and a gross weight of 112,000 lb ...

  8. Hughes Airwest Flight 706 - Wikipedia

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    Hughes Airwest Flight 706 The wreckage of the DC-9 at its crash site Accident Date June 6, 1971 (1971-06-06) 18:11 (6:11 PM) PDT Summary Mid-air collision Site San Gabriel Mountains, Los Angeles County, California, United States 34°10′30″N 118°00′00″W  /  34.175°N 118.00°W  / 34.175; -118.00 Total fatalities 50 Total survivors 1 First aircraft N9345, the Hughes Airwest DC ...

  9. West Coast Airlines - Wikipedia

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    The only jet operated by West Coast was the Douglas DC-9-14 with 75 seats, all coach. On July 1, 1968, West Coast merged with Pacific Air Lines and Bonanza Air Lines to form Air West, which became Hughes Airwest in 1970. In 1968, West Coast operated Douglas DC-9s, Fairchild F-27s, Douglas DC-3s, and Piper Navajos. The DC-3s were not transferred ...