November 2023: Europe's last flying McDonnell Douglas MD-82 retired... Bulgaria...No more MD-80 series...

[Stratofreighter]

...see
https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news ... last-md-82

Fellow Bulgarian ACMI/charter carrier ALK Airlines (VBB, Sofia) still has two MD-82s,
but both have been mothballed since January 2023.

The last European MD-81 was retired by Air Sweden in 2011,
the last MD-83 - by DAT (Denmark) in 2021,
the last MD-87 - by AMAC Corporate Jet in 2022,
and the last MD-88 - by Bukovyna Airlines in 2013,

https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news ... last-md-82
has more.

https://inf.news/en/military/8a4fe77807 ... 3fd61.html

This is also the last MD-80 series passenger aircraft in the entire Europe

https://www.airportspotting.com/europes ... ires-type/
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https://airwaysmag.com/last-european-md-82-retired/
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https://www.aeroflap.com.br/fim-de-uma- ... na-europa/
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https://www.transponder1200.com/adios-a ... o-mad-dog/