I-DATK Alitalia McDonnell Douglas MD-82

Information about the McDonnell Douglas MD-82

McDonnell Douglas was formed by the merger of McDonnell and Douglas in April 1967, the company was to remain a major aircraft manufacturer until it's merger with Boeing in 1997.

McDonnell Douglas renamed their DC-9-82 range to the MD-82 range in 1983, the DC-9-82 becoming the MD-82. The MD-82 is based on the original DC-9 design fitted with new twin JT8D-217s engines and having it's fuselage stretched by a further 3.86m. The production of the McDonnell Douglas MD-80 range of aircraft ceased in January 2000 following the 1997 merger with Boeing.

Information about Alitalia

Formed in 1946 as Aerolinee Italiane Internazionali, commonly known called Alitalia, it joined the SkyTeam Alliance in 2001, Alitalia,s current aircraft fleet consists of Airbus, Boeing and McDonnell Douglas airliners.

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