Airline operators The List of McDonnell Douglas MD-80 operators lists the current operators of the aircraft, and any of its variants. Originally popular with operators such as American Airlines and Delta Air Lines, by the 2020s it had been largely been relegated to scheduled airline service in Central and South America, Africa, and Iran, as well as charter, cargo, and aerial firefighting services. As of August, 2025, around 100 MD-80 aircraft (all variants) were in active service, with Mexican charter carrier Aeronaves TSM as the largest operator.
Former operators
AirlineMD-81MD-82MD-83MD-87MD-88TotalAlaska Airlines152944American Airlines270108378Alitalia9090Austrian Airlines8117632Continental Airlines568477Delta Air Lines120120Hawaiian Airlines77Pacific Southwest Airlines211031Scandinavian Airlines423121893Trans World Airlines83563106
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