Toys and Models MD-80 TWA
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on december 21 1999 the boeing plant held a ceremony attended by 1000 employees and other guests. trans world airlines (twa) inc. took delivery of the last md-80 to come off the twinjet production line on december 23. the md-80 is one of the most successful airplane programs in commercial aviation history. douglas aircraft mcdonnell douglas and boeing delivered 1 191 md-80s from 1979 to 1999. more than 1 180 are still in service with more than 50 domestic and foreign airlines. the final md-80 an md-83 model featuring non-stop range of approximately 2 880 statute miles brings to 102 the number of md-80 twinjets operated by twa. the first md-80 also known as dc-9 series 80 or super 80 made its initial flight on oct. 18 1979. less than a year later on sept. 13 1980 swissair took the first delivery. the airplane entered passenger service the following month. twa took delivery of its first md-80 and an md-82 on april 18 1983. the md-80 is the quiet clean and modern successor to the popular dc-9.
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