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 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 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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

NASA and Boeing have achieved a significant milestone in the Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project, marking progress toward a potential new era of aviation. Boeing flew an MD-90 aircraft from ...

A former Delta Air Lines MD-90 is being prepared for conversion into Boeing’s X-66A transonic truss-braced wing (TTBW) experimental aircraft after arriving at Palmdale, California, on Aug. 15 ...

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 ...

NASA and Boeing have provided a glimpse of what the X-66 aircraft will look like. The X-66 is an experimental aircraft designed to help the United States achieve net-zero aviation emissions by 2050.