McDonnell Douglas Super 80
PSA was the first US Airline to order the Super 80, and these became the backbone of the fleet. With the purchase of the BAe-146, PSA moved these aircraft to longer routes, or where they needed the capacity.
The purchase of the MD-80 was a controversial one. The Pilot's Unions opposed the aircraft initially, and then demanded that PSA fly them with a 3-man crew. PSA refused, and many pilots were put on furlough between 1980 and 1984. The advent of the BAe-146 increased the need for pilots.
PSA was the first airline to have a MD-80 simulator, and that facility was turned over to PS Group. The simulator was well-used by pilots from most airlines, since it was the only MD-80 simulator when the aircraft was first introduced (modeled after N944PS/N820US). USAir moved the simulator back east to PIT in 1990. The disposition is currently unknown, as there are no simulators left in PIT.
Another interesting tidbit about PSA's MD-80s is that they were all equipped with HUDs. They were classified for Cat IIIB landings, although USAir removed the hardware. The -80s were all classified for Cat IIIA Autopilot landings, though.
Seating information | |||
Passengers: 156 (delivery), 150 (final) | Seat pitch: 36-37", 32 rows | Seat width: 17" | Non-smoking section: Rows 1-23 |
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US Airways MD-80 aft galley (ex-PSA), photographed 12/11/01 on N827US. Notice the PSA data plates.
Flt # | Registration | Type | MSN | LN | History |
0 | N947PS | DC-9-82 | 49140 | 1092 | PSA NTU, Douglas N1004S CAAC B-2101 12/83 China Eastern 5/1/88-4/00 Spirit N816NK 4/21/00-9/04, WFU |
0 | N948PS | DC-9-82 | 49141 | 1093 | PSA NTU, Douglas N10046 CAAC B-2102 12/83 China Eastern 5/1/88 Spirit N817NK 9/15/00-2/06, WFU FLL |
0 | DC-9-82 | 49240 | PSA CANX, not built | ||
0 | DC-9-82 | 49241 | PSA CANX, not built | ||
0 | DC-9-82 | 49242 | PSA CANX, not built | ||
917 | N950PS | DC-9-81 | 48028 | 979 | AirCal N476AC 06/08/1981 - 07/02/1985 LT PSA 7/3/85, straight stripe /grey titles paint NM The Smile of Albuquerque LT USAir 4/9/88 (rr N828US 11/87) WFU VCV 12/11/01, BU |
919 | N819HA | DC-9-81 | 48045 | 970 | Hawaiian 05/04/1981 - 04/02/1986 LT PSA 6/1/85-9/10/85 LT Frontier, Continental 11/12/86 04/02/1986 ST Continental 3/27/87, rr N13881 5/91 WFU MHV 9/22/01 |
920 | N829HA | DC-9-81 | 48051 | 975 | Hawaiian 06/10/1981 - 10/01/1990 LT PSA 5/26/85-9/15/85 SunJet N817SJ 08/28/1993 - 07/16/1997 Fairlines LX-FAA 10/97-11/98 Spirit N806NK 6/99, WFU FTW 9/04 |
922 | N10028 | DC-9-81 | 48026 | 973 | Muse Air 06/01/1981 - 12/09/1982 LT Jet America 12/9/82-3/16/83 LT Midway 09/10/1983 SLT PSA 5/18/85, BT 6/1/87 USAir N826US 4/9/88 (rr 3/88) WFU 4/1/02, LAS 5/2/02, TUS 1/23/03, BU TUS |
923 | N10029 | DC-9-81 | 48049 | 983 | Muse Air 07/02/1981 - 12/21/1982 LT Midway 9/17/83 SLT PSA, BT 6/87 05/21/1985 NM The Smile of Las Vegas USAir, 4/9/88 (rr N827US 1/88) WFU LAS 4/1/02, TUS 1/23/03, BU |
924 | N924PS | DC-9-81 | 48034 | 946 | PSA 11/14/1980 NM The Smile of Burbank USAir (rr N800US 10/87) 04/09/1988 WFU LAS 4/1/02, TUS 1/25/03, BU |
925 | N925PS | DC-9-81 | 48035 | 955 | PSA 03/31/1981 NM The Smile of Eureka, San Diego USAir (rr N803US 10/87) 04/09/1988 WFU MHV 11/8/01, BU |
926 | N926PS | DC-9-81 | 48036 | 963 | PSA 03/09/1981 NM The Smile of Los Angeles USAir (rr N802US 3/88) 04/09/1988 WFU MHV 10/2/01, BU 5/04 |
927 | N927PS | DC-9-81 | 48037 | 965 | PSA 01/01/1981 NM The Smile of Boise, San Diego USAir (rr N801US 2/88) 04/09/1988 WFU MHV 12/4/01, no longer at MHV (possibly BU) |
928 | N928PS | DC-9-81 | 48052 | 974 | PSA 05/28/1981 NM The Smile of Washington USAir (rr N804US 11/87) 04/09/1988 WFU MHV 10/3/01, BU |
929 | N929PS | DC-9-81 | 48053 | 986 | PSA 07/10/1981 NM The Smile of Oregon USAir (rr N805US 10/87) 04/09/1988 WFU MHV 11/6/01, TUS 2/11/03, MIA 10/10/03 Kibris AL 3D-JET 7/05-8/05 Acvila Air 10/05-2/06, short term leases since |
930 | N930PS | DC-9-81 | 48038 | 1002 | PSA 09/10/1981 NM The Smile of San Francisco USAir (rr N806US 3/88) 04/09/1988 JPATS (rptd 12/12/01) - seen in SVC OPF 4/03 WFU TUS 12/04, ferried to BUH 1/8/05, STD |
931 | N931PS | DC-9-81 | 48039 | 1003 | PSA 09/10/1981 NM The Smile of Bellingham USAir (rr N807US 11/87) 04/09/1988 JPATS (rptd 12/12/01) Rwandair Express 3D-MDJ 6/23/04 |
932 | N932PS | DC-9-81 | 48040 | 1006 | PSA 09/10/1981 NM The Smile of Seattle USAir (rr N808US 11/87) 04/09/1988 WFU 4/1/02, BU LCQ |
933 | N933PS | DC-9-81 | 48041 | 1008 | PSA 09/28/1981 USAir 4/9/88 (rr N809US 10/87) WFU LCQ 10/6/01, MHV 1/05, BU |
934 | N934PS | DC-9-81 | 48042 | 1009 | PSA 09/01/1981 NM The Smile of San Jose USAir (rr N810US 10/87) 04/09/1988 WFU PIT 10/6/01, TUS 4/03, BU |
935 | N935PS | DC-9-81 | 48043 | 1010 | PSA 10/08/1981 NM The Smile of Portland USAir (rr N811US 10/87) 04/09/1988 WFU, LAS 4/9/02, MHV 10/02, TUS 1/21/03, BU |
936 | N936PS | DC-9-81 | 48092 | 1034 | PSA (straight stripes 1985) 12/17/1981 USAir, 4/9/88 (rr N812US 2/88) WFU, LAS 4/9/02, TUS 1/21/03, MEX 10/16/03 WFU TUS 9/20/04, reg cxld 2/11/09 |
937 | N937PS | DC-9-81 | 48093 | 1049 | PSA 03/22/1982 NM The Smile of Tucson USAir (rr N813US 10/87), WFU PIT 04/09/1988 - 09/24/2001 Air Bosnia 6/02-10/19/03 T9-AAC Arnoro 6/6/04-7/05 Air Max Africa 7/05 |
938 | N938PS | DC-9-81 | 48094 | 1053 | PSA 04/07/1982 NM The Smile of New Mexico USAir (rr N814US 1/88) 04/09/1988 - 07/01/2001 Vanguard Airlines, 8/31/01 WFU ROW 10/28/02, BU |
939 | N939PS | DC-9-81 | 48099 | 1067 | PSA 06/17/1982 NM The Smile of Spokane USAir (rr N819US 10/87) 04/09/1988 WFU 4/1/02, LAS 5/2/02, TUS 1/22/03-11/19/03 Sosoliso AL 5N-BGL 12/17/03-12/07, WFU 2005-06 Jetran LLC 12/07, BU SAT 1/09 |
940 | N940PS | DC-9-82 | 48095 | 1055 | PSA 04/23/1982 NM The Smile of Sacramento USAir 4/9/88 (rr N815US 11/87) 04/09/1988 WFU PIT 12/1/01, to NAS 12/02 Air Adriatic 9A-CBD 5/03-12/05, LT MyAir 8/05 Belle Air ZA-ARB 12/05-7/07, Aurora Air S5-ACC 7/07-1/14/09 STD MBX |
941 | N941PS | DC-9-82 | 48096 | 1057 | PSA 05/20/1982 USAir 4/9/88 (rr N816US 3/88) WFU MHV 3/6/02, TUS 2/13/03-6/19/04 MNG Airlines TC-MNT 7/04-6/04 Tarhan Tower AL TC-TTA 6/06-11/08 STD IST |
942 | N942PS | DC-9-82 | 48097 | 1059 | PSA 05/20/1982 NM The Smile of Tacoma USAir (rr N817US 9/87) 04/09/1988 WFU MHV 2/4/02, TUS 3/12/03-4/24/04 MNG Airlines TC-MNR 7/04-7/06 Jetran Intl AL YR-MDR 7/06-6/09 Nouvelle Air Ivoire 6/09 |
943 | N943PS | DC-9-82 | 48098 | 1060 | PSA 05/27/1982 NM The Smile of San Diego USAir (rr N818US 10/87) 04/09/1988 WFU MHV 11/6/01, TUS 4/1/03, YWG 9/24/03 MNG Airlines TC-MNS 7/04-7/06 Jetran Intl AL YR-MDS 7/06-5/09 Nouvelle Air Ivoire 5/09 |
944 | N944PS | DC-9-82 | 49119 | 1070 | PSA 07/15/1982 NM The Smile of Arizona, PSA USAir (rr N820US 1/88) 04/09/1988 WFU 12/1/01, FLL 12/18/01, MHV 3/02, HOU 11/02 Kyrgyz Air 3D-ABV 2/12/03, Cyprus Turkish 11/03 Acvila Air 5/6/04, Rwandair Express 5/18/04 Atlantic Express AL 3/05, Fly AL YR-MDM 5/06 STD as YR-OTN 12/08 |
945 | N945PS | DC-9-82 | 49138 | 1090 | PSA 04/26/1983 NM The Smile of San Francisco USAir (rr N821US 3/88) 04/09/1988 WFU MHV 3/20/02, TUS 1/25/03-6/27/03 MNG AL TC-MNO 2/27/04-4/06, Corendon AL 4-5/06 Best Air TC-TUA 5/06-, LT Mahan Air 2/08-8/09 |
946 | N946PS | DC-9-82 | 49139 | 1091 | PSA 05/12/1983 NM The Smile of San Jose USAir (rr N822US 3/88) 04/09/1988 WFU 10/6/01, LAS 4/10/02, GLA 12/02 US Marshals 9/25/03, WFU GYR 12/04, TUS, MHV 5/05 Jet Tran Air Stage 4 demo, 3/06-6/06 Jetran Intl AL YR-MDK 7/28/06-, LT Nouvelle Air 5/09-8/09 |
947 | N947PS | DC-9-82 | 49142 | 1094 | PSA (DLV as N1005G) 10/17/1983 NM The Smile of Phoenix USAir (rr N823US 12/87) 04/09/1988 WFU 4/1/02, LAS 5/2/02, TUS 1/22/03-6/22/03 MNG AL TC-MNP 6/3/04-9/05, BU IST |
948 | N948PS | DC-9-82 | 49143 | 1095 | PSA (DLV as N1005J) 11/30/1983 NM The Smile of Nevada USAir(rr N824US 2/88) 04/09/1988 WFU PIT 9/22/01 Air Adriatic 9A-CBC 1/02-9/07, LT Wind Jet 5-8/05 Aurora AL S5-ACD 9/14/07-2/09, STD IST |
949 | N949PS | DC-9-82 | 49237 | 1144 | PSA 06/30/1984 NM The Smile of San Jose USAir (rr N825US 2/88) 04/09/1988 WFU MHV 2/7/02, MZJ 10/23/02 West Carribean AL HK-4305X 10/30/03, HK-4305 7/04 WFU 8/16/05, airline grounded |
951 | N951PS | DC-9-82 | 49429 | 1242 | PSA 04/25/1986 NM The Smile of Long Beach USAir (rr N829US 3/88) 04/09/1988 WFU, MHV 4/22/02-9/16/03 Lion Air PK-LMU 9/24/03-5/26/05 Wings Abadi AL 5/26/05- |
952 | N952PS | DC-9-82 | 49443 | 1291 | PSA 07/28/1986 NM The Smile of California USAir (rr N830US 2/88) 04/09/1988 WFU, MHV 4/26/02 Lion Air PK-LMW 10/24/03 DMGD 3/4/06 Surabaya, may be DBR |