N963DN

This airframe, registered as N963DN, is a McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30 built in 1999 with manufacturer's serial number 53533. The aircraft is owned and operated by Delta Air Lines, Inc., a corporation based in Atlanta, GA, US, and carries a United States registration. Delivered in 1999 into Delta’s mainline fleet, the airframe has been maintained to the carrier’s domestic mainline standards. Valuation and specific condition records for this individual aircraft are not published publicly.

N963DN operates in a typical Delta MD-90 domestic layout, configured in a two-class, approximately 153-seat mainline cabin that matches the carrier’s standard MD-90 interior for domestic routes. The aircraft’s mission profile centers on short- to medium-haul domestic services where the MD-90’s balance of seating and range—2,085 nautical miles—fits day-trip and transcontinental segments within the continental United States. Avionics and systems fit are the standard MD-90 line configuration as maintained by a large mainline operator; routine heavy maintenance and line checks would be carried out according to Delta’s established maintenance program. Unique amenities are consistent with Delta’s mainline standards rather than bespoke features specific to this airframe.

The McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30 occupies a narrow-body, medium-range niche within late-20th-century airliner development, offering higher-thrust IAE V2525-D5 engines for improved performance compared with earlier MD-80 derivatives. With a cruise speed of 438 knots and a service ceiling of 37,000 feet, the type competes historically with stretched variants of the Boeing 737 and early Airbus A320-family jets in airline short- to medium-haul markets. For operators and secondary buyers, considerations focus on fleet commonality, engine type support for the IAE V2525-D5, and residual value influenced by age (this airframe built 1999) and mainline maintenance provenance under Delta Air Lines, Inc.