The MD80 was built under the DC-9 type certificate. Therefore as far as the FAA and various airworthiness agencies around the world are concerned, it's the DC-9-81, DC-9-82, DC-9-83. The "MD80" appelation was for marketing reasons only. I forget at which model the DC9 name finally disappeared and became "MD". Either the -87 or -88 I think. Here's the Transport Canada entry for a Jetsgo MD83: Mark C-GKLC Serial No 53468 Common Name Douglas Model DC-9-83 Base Of Op. - Country CANADA Base Of Op. - Province Quebec Base Of Op. - Location YUL (Montreal Airport) File Location Dorval Basis for Eligibility for Registration Type Certificate - A160 Reg Purpose Commercial Category Aeroplane Weight (Kgs) 72575 Manufacturer DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT CO Year Imported 2002 Country of Manufacture U.S.A. Transponder 110000000110000000110001 Owner Registration Owner Registered Since 2002-11-28 Last Certificate of Registration Issued 2002-11-28 Engine Turbo Fan Number of Engines 2 Owner Information Name ( 1 of 1 ) Corporation Jetsgo/Jetsgo Corporation Mail Recipient Yes Trade Name Used Jetsgo Address 7800 Chemin Cote De Liesse City St-Laurent Province Quebec Postal Code H4T 1G1 Region Quebec Mike Gammon > > From: Nick Laflamme <dplaflamme@alumni.nd.edu> > Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2003 08:42:32 -0500 > To: AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU > Subject: Re: Super 80 question... > > At 03:15 AM 2/14/2003 -0500, Juan Carlos Gideon wrote: > >Has anybody on the list ever heard of any of the MD80s being called a > >Super 80 other than an MD-80?? In other words, would it be or has it been > >appropriate to also refer per say, to an MD82 as a Super 80 as well?? > > I'm having problems parsing your question, so I'll answer a question that I > hope is similar to yours. :-) > > There is no airliner formally designated as the MD-80. There are five > models of planes collectively referred to as the MD-80: MD-81, MD-82, > MD-83, MD-87, and MD-88. I know AA refers to their MD-82s and MD-83s as > Super 80s. > > (I'll let someone else explore why there are some DC9-8x models as well as > MD-8x models on official paperwork.) > > >Thanks again, > > > >JC > > Nick >