1980-1998






 

The McDonnell Douglas MD-81 was initially known as DC-9-80 or 'Super 80'. She was another stretch of the successful DC-9 Series, and was comercially very successful. The Model was initiated after Swissair was not entirely satisfied with the DC-9-51 and showed interest in a bigger aircraft. The DC-9-80 first flew on November 7th, 1979, with deliveries to launch carrier Swissair beginning in September 1980. McDonnell Douglas renamed the DC-9-80 the MD-80 in 1983. The MD-80 designation however is a generic designation for the series and does not apply to a certain model type. The specific MD-80 models are the initial MD-81, the MD-82 with more powerful engines, the extended range MD-83, and the MD-88 with an EFIS flightdeck and redesigned cabin interior, with other improvements. The shorter fuselage but longer range MD-87 was also produced.
Swissair had an initial order for 15 aircraft, but quickly decided to operate more of them. They stayed in service until 1998, when te replacement with the Airbus A320 Family was complete. Some of the aircraft flew with Crossair thereafter, and were intergrated in the fleet of SWISS lateron.

Manufacturer
McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Inc., Long Beach, CA (USA)
Span
32.86 m
Length 
45.08 m
Height 
8.93 m
Power
2 x 82 kN (=8400 kg)
Cruising Speed
800 km/h
Passengers
129
Range
 3300 km
Area of Operation
Europe, Northern Africa

 

HB-INA

McDonnellDouglas MD-81

# 49100 / 1025

09.12.1981

06.10.1997

 Höri
Delivered new to Swissair in 1981. Sold to TWA as N924TW in 1981. Taken over by American Airlines in 2001. Stored in Roswell (USA) since 2003.

HB-INB

McDonnellDouglas MD-81
converted MD-82

# 49101 / 1050

17.03.1982 - 01.04.1982

01.03.1995 - 01.08.1996

 Delivered new to Swissair in 1982. Leased to Balair shortly after delivery. Converted to MD-82 and sold to Balair in 1986. Was periodically leased by Swissair during this time, hence the various hybrid colors... Returned to Swissair in 1995. Sold to MDD in 1996, later TWA N921TW, taken over by American, now stored in Roswell since 2003.

HB-INC

McDonnellDouglas MD-81

# 48002 / 938

12.09.1980

29.03.1996

 Thurgau later Lugano
Delivered new to Swissair in 1980. Since the initial planned HB-INA and HB-INB had accidents (see below), this was the first MD-81 to be delivered. in 1996 sold to SAS as SE-DMX, since 2002 HK-4265X with Aero Republica Colombia.

HB-IND

McDonnellDouglas MD-81

# 48003 / 944

26.10.1980

08.12.1997

 Zug later Bachenbülach
Delivered new to Swissair in 1980. Wore 'Servus Wien' titles, one of the very few special colors at Swissair. Sold to SAS in 1997 as SE-DMT, TF-MDA at Icelandic MD Airlines in 2000, since 2002 SE-DMT with Nordic Airlink / Nordic Leisure and since Feb. 2010 at Air Sweden under same Reg.

HB-INE

McDonnellDouglas MD-81

# 48004 / 950

21.11.1980

01.05.1996

 Rümlang
Delivered new to Swissair in 1980. Was leased to Air Afrique in 1982/1983, with Air Afrique titles. Sold to SAS as OY-KIK in 1996, since 2002 with Aero Republica Colombia as HK-4255X

HB-INF

McDonnellDouglas MD-81

# 48005 / 957

28.01.1981

31.05.1996

 Appenzell A. Rh. later Steinmaur
Delivered new to Swissair in 1981. Sold to SAS in 1996 as SE-DMU, since 2002 with Aero Republica Colombia as HK-4259X.

HB-ING

McDonnellDouglas MD-81

# 48006 / 966

03.04.1981

24.03.1995

 Glarus later Winkel
Delivered new to Swissair in 1981. Sold to SAS in 1995 as OY-KIG, since 2000 N812ME with Midwest Airlines.

HB-INH

McDonnellDouglas MD-81

# 48007 / 971

07.05.1981

13.04.1995

 Winterthur
Delivered new to Swissair in 1981. Sold to SAS in 1995 as OY-KIH, since 2002 with Midwest Airlines as N813ME.

HB-INI

McDonnellDouglas MD-81

# 48008 / 981

01.07.1981

17.07.1995

 Kloten
Delivered new to Swissair in 1981. Sold to SAS in 1995 as OY-KII, since 2001 with Aero Republica Colombia as HK-4237X.

HB-INK

McDonnellDouglas MD-81

# 48009 / 985

20.06.1981

13.06.1995

 Opfikon
Delivered new to Swissair in 1981. Sold to SAS in 1995 as SE-DMZ, since 2001 with Aero Republica Colombia as HK-4238X.

HB-INL

McDonnellDouglas MD-81

# 48010 / 992

24.07.1981

07.11.1995

 Jura later Embrach
Delivered new to Swissair in 1981. Sold to SAS in 1995 as SE-DMY, since 1999 with Midwest Airlines as N814ME.

HB-INM

McDonnellDouglas MD-81

# 48011 / 994

05.08.1981

27.02.1997

 Lausanne
Delivered new to Swissair in 1981. Returned to MDD in 1997 as N532MD. Then to Dinar Lineas Aeres as LV-WTY, stored in Shannon (IRL) since 2002, and scrapped in 2006.

HB-INN

McDonnellDouglas MD-81

# 48012 / 997

29.08.1981

23.07.1997

 Appenzell i. Rh. later Bülach
Delivered new to Swissair in 1981. Sold to TWA in 1997 as N928TW after beeing converted to MD-82. Taken over by American in 2001, stored in Roswell since 2003.

HB-INO

McDonnellDouglas MD-81

# 48013 / 1000

05.08.1981

27.02.1997

 Bellinzona
Delivered new to Swissair in 1981. 1000th DC-9 built! Sold to TWA in 1997 as N922TW after beeing converted to MD-82. Taken over by American in 2001, stored in Roswell since 2003.

HB-INP

McDonnellDouglas MD-81

# 48014 / 1013

30.10.1981

14.08.1997

 Oberglatt
Delivered new to Swissair in 1981. Sold to TWA in 1997 as N929TW after beeing converted to MD-82. Taken over by American in 2001, stored in Roswell since 2003.

HB-INR

McDonnellDouglas MD-82

# 49277 / 1181

21.02.1993

05.08.1995

 na
Delivered new to Balair in 1985 as HB-INR. Leased by SR from 1993-1995. Later sold to Crossair. Leased to Nordic Airlink and Avione. Later sold to Germania, but still stored in ZRH. In February 2006 sold to Kish Air as LZ-LDR. In May 2010 to Bukovyna Aviation as UR-CJA.

HB-INS

McDonnellDouglas MD-81

# 49356 / 1250

25.01.1986

09.10.1997

 Meyrin
Delivered new to Swissair in 1986. Sold to TWA in 1997 as N926TW after beeing converted to MD-82. Taken over by American in 2001, stored in Roswell since 2003.

HB-INT

McDonnellDouglas MD-81

# 49357 / 1251

14.02.1986

09.04.1997

 Grand Saconnex
Delivered new to Swissair in 1986. Sold to TWA in 1997 as N925TW after beeing converted to MD-82. Taken over by American in 2001, stored in Kansas City since 2002.

HB-INU

McDonnellDouglas MD-81

# 49358 / 1254

28.07.1986

12.12.1997

 Vernier
Delivered new to Swissair in 1986. Sold to TWA in 1997 as N927TW after beeing converted to MD-82. Taken over by American in 2001, stored in St. Louis since 2002.

HB-INV

McDonnellDouglas MD-81
conv. MD-82

# 49359 / 1349

18.03.1987

31.10.1995

Dübendorf
Delivered new to Swissair in 1987. Taken over by Crossair in 1995 and modified to MD-82. From 02.2002 until 10.2004 with Odette Airways. Has since been withdrawn from service and was stored in ZRH until August 2005, when it was taken over by MAP Executive Flight Service as OE-LOG.

HB-INX

McDonnellDouglas MD-81

# 49570 / 1440

05.02.1988

13.02.1998

 Wallisellen
Delivered new to Swissair in 1988. In 1998 sold to Dinas Lineas Aereas (as HB-INX), later to Spanair as EC-GTO after beeing converted to MD-82. Now with JetranAir as YR-MDT since Dec. 2007. In June 2009 to Medallion Air YR-HBA.

HB-INY

McDonnellDouglas MD-81

# 49570 / 1440

05.02.1988

13.02.1998

 Bassersdorf
Delivered new to Swissair in 1988. Sold to Spanair as EC-GQZ in 02.2002, and stored since 2004

HB-INZ

McDonnellDouglas MD-81
converted MD-82

# 49572 / 1468

06.05.1988

27.10.1997

 Regensdorf
Delivered new to Swissair in 1988. In 1997 converted to MD-82 and sold to Crossair as HB-INZ. Sold to Spanair in 2001 as EC-HVX. From April 2003 until May 2005 it flew for SWISS with it's previous Registration HB-INZ and then for Fly Airlines as TC-FLU. Today it is LZ-LDA at Kish Air. In August 2009 to Khors Air as UR-CHS.

HB-ISX

McDonnellDouglas MD-81
converted MD-83

# 49442 / 1358

31.03.1989

21.04.1996

Binningen
Delivered new to Swissair in 1989. In 1996 conversion to MD-83 and sold to Crossair. Flew with Dinar from 1997-1999 (as HB-ISX), then returned to Crossair. Later flew with SWISS.
Interestingly this aircraft wore two special Liveries, bearing 'Winterthur' titles and 'Congratulations' with Crossair, and flew in both Swissair and both Crossair Colors and in new Swiss colors... Then with Bulgarian Air Charter as LZ-LDX and now with Kish Air as LZ-LDW. In August 2009 to Khors Air as UR-CHR, then in January 2010 to Kisj Air as EP-LCI.

HB-IUG

McDonnellDouglas MD-81
converted MD-83

# 53149 / 1817

21.01.1991

01.02.1996

 Illnau-Effretikon
Delivered new to Swissair in 1991. In 1996 conversion to MD-83 and sold to Crossair. In 2002 taken over by SWISS. Stored in ZRH since 05.2003, now with fly Air of Turkey. Since March 2006 with Bulgarian Air Charter as LZ-LDG.

HB-IUH

McDonnellDouglas MD-81
converted MD-83

# 53150 / 1831

08.03.1991

01.03.1996

 Wangen-Brüttisellen
Delivered new to Swissair in 1991. In 1996 conversion to MD-83 and sold to Crossair. Flew a McDonalds Livery. In 2002 taken over by SWISS. Stored in ZRH since 05.2003, then with Fly Air of Turkey as TC-FLO, and then LZ-LDH since 2007, first for Bulgarian Air Charter, now Kish Air but re-registered in Oct. 2009 to UR-BXO.


'almost' -Swissair

PH-MBZ

McDonnellDouglas MD-82

# 49144 / 1096

01.04.1989

21.10.1989

 Leased by Swissair for a short period of time only, hence not the full color scheme.
Was leased from Martinair Holland. Also flew with Transwede, OASIS, Private Jet and Sun Jet (EC-FMO). Is was then flying with Spirit Airlines as N800K until 2006, when it was re-registered TC-TTB with Tarham Tower Airlines and now with Eram Air.

N980DC

McDonnellDouglas MD-81

# 48000 / 909

n/a

 The DC-9 Super 80 Prototype. was to become HB-INA, but due to an accident was not delivered to Swissair. It stayed with MDD until 1994 as testing-bed.

N1002G

McDonnellDouglas MD-81

# 48001 / 917

n/a

 The second Protoype. Was to become HB-INB, but also (!!) had an accident while still beeing tested. Was written off and not delivered to Swissair...
 


further Balair / Crossair

HB-INW

Balair / Crossair

McDonnellDouglas MD-83

# 49569 / 1405

18.09.1987 (to Balair)

00.05.2001 (last with Crossair)

 HB-INW was delivered new to Balair. It flew for Balair, then BalairCta, and later for Crossair. Was leased to Dinar shortly in 1997, and to Spanair, after beeing withdrawn from Service from Crossair in 2001. Since 2003 it is now stored in ZRH, probably still waiting there until a new owner is found. Since April 2006 with Mahan Air as LZ-LDV. Then with Kish Air UR-BXN since June 2006.

HB-ISZ

Balair / Crossair

McDonnellDouglas MD-83

# 49930 / 1720

20.06.1990 (to Balair)

 

 HB-ISZ was delivered new to Balair. Flew for Balair, BalairCta, Crossair, then SWISS. Withdrawn from use in 2003, and now flying for Bulgarian Air Charter as LZ-LDZ, and also leased to Mahan Air with same Registration. In May 2010 to Khors Air as UR-CJB.

HB-IUI

CTA

McDonnellDouglas MD-83

# 49710 / 1547

1992 / 1993

 Flew for CTA as HB-IUI during a short period of time.
Also flew for La Tur (XA-TOR), then CTA (HB-IUI), Venus Airlines (SX-BAQ), Centennial (EC-159 & EC-GFJ), Finnair (OH-LPD), now Nordic Regional as SE-RGP, then Allegiant Air as N883GA

HB-IUK

BalairCta

McDonnellDouglas MD-81

# 49398 / 1332

01.01.1995

25.05.1996

 Leased by BalairCta for a short period of time only, hence not the full color scheme.
Was previously with Paramount Airways G-PATA, Air Liberte EI-CBE, Oasis EC-479 and EC-EXX, Private JEt EI-CBE, Nordic Express SE-DPS, and after Balair EC-GHE at Spanair. In April 2008 to Blue Line as F-GMLU.

HB-IUL

BalairCta

McDonnellDouglas MD-83

# 49442 / 1358

01.10.1995

28.02.1996

 Leased by BalairCta for a short period of time only, hence not the full color scheme.
Was Previously EC-ECO at Canafrica and Air Sur, TC-TRU at Tur Avrupa, SE-DRU at Transwede, HB-IUL at Balair, EI-CBO at Nouvelair and last Z3-AAC with Avioimpex. Now stored in Shannon.

HB-IUM

Crossair

McDonnellDouglas MD-83

# 49847 / 1585

ca. 1997 to 2002

 Aircraft flew with Crossair as HB-IUM from around 1997 until the end of Crossair in 2002.
Former N62020, Aero Lloyd (D-AGWC), Crossair (HB-IUM), now Spirit Airlines (N834NK), Swiftair (EC-YUG) since 2006.

HB-IUN

Crossair

McDonnellDouglas MD-83

# 49769 / 1559

ca. 1997 to 2003

 Aircraft flew with Crossair and later SWISS as HB-IUN from around 1997 until around 2003.
Flew with Aero Lloyd before as D-ALLK and is now with Viking as SE-RDF. Since Feb 2008 with Khors Air as UR-CDP.

HB-IUO

Crossair

McDonnellDouglas MD-83

# 49857 / 1687

ca. 1997 to 2003

 Aircraft flew with Crossair and later SWISS as HB-IUO from around 1997 until around 2003.
Flew with Aero Lloyd as D-ALLN before and is now with Viking as SE-RDE. Since Jan 2008 with Sky Wings as SX-BTF

HB-IUP

Crossair

McDonnellDouglas MD-83

# 49856 / 1675

ca. 1997 to 2003

 Aircraft flew with Crossair and later SWISS as HB-IUO from around 1997 until around 2003.
Flew with Aero Lloyd as D-ALLM before and is now with Viking as SE-RDG. In May 2008 to Sky Wings as SX-BTG. In April 2010 to Cham Wings Airlines with same Reg.

HB-IUA

CTA / BalairCta

McDonnellDouglas MD-87

# 49585 / 1457

01.04.1988 (to CTA)

mid 90's

 Delivered new to CTA, taken over by Swissair, and merged with Balair to Balair/Cta. Aircraft sold in the mid-90's to SAS as LN-RMX and then with Aeromexico as N214AM. In April 2009 to Allegiant Air as N214AM, now stored..

HB-IUB

CTA / BalairCta

McDonnellDouglas MD-87

# 49586 / 1472

13.05.1988

00.12.1995

 Delivered new to CTA, taken over by Swissair, and merged with Balair to Balair/Cta. Aircraft sold in the mid-90's to SAS as LN-RMY and now with Aeromexico as N216AM.

HB-IUC

CTA / BalairCta

McDonnellDouglas MD-87

# 49587 / 1541

n/a

mid 90's

 Delivered new to CTA, taken over by Swissair, and merged with Balair to Balair/Cta. Aircraft sold in the mid-90's to Reno Air as N753RA. Later American Airlines, Aeromexico with same Reg. Stored in Opa Locka since 2006.

HB-IUD

CTA / BalairCta

McDonnellDouglas MD-87

# 49641 / 1617

18.08.1989

mid 90's

 Delivered new to CTA, taken over by Swissair, and merged with Balair to Balair/Cta. Aircraft sold in the mid-90's to Reno Air as N754RA. Later American Airlines, Aeromexico with same Reg.

 

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