Category: Flight Simulator 2004 - Aircraft Repaints, Textures and Modifications
TWA Boeing MD-80 Spirit of Long Beach Maddog 2006

File Description:
This texture represents the final MD80 to come off the twinjet production line and delivered to Trans World Airlines, Inc. at the Boeing plant in Long Beach,Calif. (Dec. 21, 1999)in the presence of more than 1000 employees, government officials and other guests. The airplane marks the 26th MD-80 delivered to TWA this year. In February, TWA will begin taking deliveries of the new 100-passenger Boeing 717 as the airline continues to rejuvenate its fleet. TWA has placed firm orders for 50 717s and has options for 50 more. The final MD-80, an MD-83 model featuring non-stop range of approximately 2,880 statute miles, brings to 102 the number of MD-80 twinjets operated by TWA. During the ceremonies, Long Beach Mayor Beverly O'Neill christened the last MD-80 "Spirit of Long Beach" in honor of all the men and women who have built MD-80s for two decades at the Long Beach facility.