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| January 24 2025 | The last USAF active duty F-15C flight was flown by aircraft 81-0029, marking the end of an era for the F-15C at Kadena AB. |
| October 2023 | European Air Charter retired its MD-82 fleet, becoming the last European operator of the type |
| 2022 | USAF announced plans to retire their entire F-15C/D fleet by 2026, with F-15Es scheduled for retirement in the 2030s. |
| December 2022 | Kadena AB began divesting its Eagle fleet. |
| October 14 2022 | The Navy's T-45 fleet was grounded following a low-pressure compressor blade fault identified during a pre-flight check. The grounding was lifted after two weeks. |
| July 2022 | Everts Air Cargo selected Universal Avionics to deliver cockpit upgrades, including avionics, FMS with LPV capability, and integrated GPS, to improve safety and operational efficiency of their MD-80SF aircraft fleet. |
| April 2022 | RAF Lakenheath divested its entire fleet of F-15C/Ds, with aircraft moving to ANG squadrons. |
| October 17 2021 | Lufthansa Cargo retired its last MD-11. |
| March 2021 | USA Jet Airlines signed a contract with AEI to convert three MD-88s into freighters, purchased from Delta Air Lines, with plans to expand their fleet of AEI MD-88SF aircraft. |
| March 30 2021 | A Saudi F-15 was filmed shooting down a Houthi Quasef-2K drone using an AIM-120 AMRAAM missile fired at short range. |
| March 7 2021 | During a Houthi attack on Saudi oil installations, Saudi F-15s shot down several attacking drones using AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, with video evidence showing at least two Samad-3 UAVs and one Qasef-2K drone destroyed. |
| 2020 | USAF orders new F-15EX Eagle II to replace remaining F-15C/Ds, utilizing existing Advanced Eagle production line. |
| July 2 2020 | A Saudi F-15 shot down two Houthi Shahed 129 drones above Yemen. |
| June 2 2020 | Delta Air Lines completed its final MD-80 scheduled passenger service in the US, with flights arriving at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport from Dulles International Airport and George Bush International Airport. |
| June 2 2020 | Delta Air Lines operates the final MD-90 passenger flight, concluding the aircraft's commercial service. |
| March 2020 | Delta Air Lines began accelerating the retirement of its MD-80 fleet due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| September 14 2019 | After a Houthi attack on Saudi oil infrastructure, Saudi F-15 fighters were tasked with intercepting low-flying drones. |
| September 4 2019 | American Airlines flew its final MD-80 flight (Flight 80) from Dallas/Fort Worth to Chicago–O'Hare, completing the retirement of its 26 remaining MD-80 aircraft. |
| September 3 2019 | American Airlines began its final MD-80 revenue flights. |
| May 30 2019 | AerSale announced a contract with Aero Air/Erickson Aero Tanker to build the sixth MD-87 firefighting air tanker. |
| April 1 2019 | AerSale began conversion of the sixth MD-87 firefighting air tanker at its MRO facility in Goodyear, Arizona. |
| 2018 | Pentagon requested new-build F-15EXs in the FY 2020 budget to replace F-15Cs and supplement F-22s, with a planned total procurement of 144 aircraft. |
| 2018 | Allegiant Air retired its MD-82, MD-83, MD-87, and MD-88 fleet |
| 2018 | The Pentagon began considering new-build F-15EXs to replace F-15Cs and supplement F-22s, based on studies by the DoD Cost Analysis and Program Evaluation (CAPE) Office. |
| October 2018 | F-15 aircraft 74-0095 was flipped and severely damaged by Hurricane Michael at Tyndall AFB. |
| March 21 2018 | Houthi rebels released a video of an R-27T missile hitting a Saudi F-15 in Saada province. Saudi forces confirmed the hit, stating the jet landed safely at a Saudi base, with the incident occurring at 3:48 pm local time. |
| January 8 2018 | Saudi Arabia admitted losing an aircraft, attributed to technical reasons. |
| January 7 2018 | A Houthi video shows a modified R-27T missile apparently hitting a Saudi F-15, though the aircraft continued to fly. The actual downing of the aircraft was disputed, with rebels later releasing wreckage that was identified as a Panavia Tornado. |
| 2017 | Delta Air Lines began phasing out its MD-90 aircraft fleet. |
| October 1 2017 | Aircraft bore 'Vegas Strong' paint scheme to honor victims of the Las Vegas shooting. |
| August 2017 | The T-45 fleet grounding was fully lifted, with all flight restrictions removed. The fleet was upgraded with new sensors to monitor oxygen systems and a new water separation system. |
| June 28 2017 | The FAA denied EAT's petition for an exemption to drop retardant with landing gear up on MD-87 firefighting aircraft. |
| April 2017 | USAF officials announced plans to retire the F-15C/D in the mid-2020s and explore options to recapitalize the fighter fleet. |
| April 2017 | The USN grounded the T-45 fleet for a three-day 'safety pause' after over 100 instructor pilots refused to fly the aircraft due to hypoxia concerns with the onboard oxygen-generation systems. |
| June 6 2016 | UPS Airlines Flight 61, an MD-11F, suffered a runway excursion and nose gear collapse during an aborted takeoff at Seoul-Incheon International Airport. All 4 crew members survived, but the aircraft was written off. |
| June 2 2016 | Delta Air Lines operated its last MD-90 on the type's final commercial flights, effectively retiring the aircraft from commercial service. |
| February 13 2016 | Western Global Airlines Flight 4425, an MD-11, experienced a stowaway incident discovered at Harare Airport, with a deceased stowaway found in the cargo hold. |
| 2015 | Aeronautical Engineers Inc (AEI) canceled plans for an MD-90 freighter conversion program, citing limited availability of MD-90 aircraft in the market. |
| October 2015 | The MD-80SF was approved by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) with Doc. No. 10055029. |
| October 2015 | Boeing selected as prime contractor for Eagle Passive/Active Warning Survivability System (EPAWSS). |
| September 2015 | Boeing unveils 2040C Eagle upgrade (Golden Eagle) designed to keep F-15 relevant through 2040. |
| 2014 | The FAA issued STC Doc. No. ST02507LA to Erickson Aero Tanker (EAT) for certifying MD-87 aircraft as firefighting air tankers. |
| November 2014 | The MD-11 was officially retired from passenger service, with KLM operating the last passenger flight. |
| November 11 2014 | KLM conducted three special roundtrip flights with the MD-11 after its final scheduled passenger service. |
| October 26 2014 | KLM operated its final scheduled passenger flight with the MD-11 from Montréal to Amsterdam. |
| July 24 2014 | Air Algérie Flight 5017, an MD-83, crashed in Mali, killing all 116 passengers and crew during a flight from Ouagadougou to Algiers. |
| 2013 | Five MD-87 aircraft formerly operated by Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) were converted for aerial firefighting use by Aero Air/Erickson Aero Tanker (EAT). |
| August 2013 | USA Jet Airlines became the launch operator of the MD-80SF freighter conversion program with an MD-88SF, purchasing 15 MD-88 aircraft from Delta, with six to be converted and nine used as spares. |
| February 2013 | AEI received FAA authorization (STC ST02434LA) as the sole firm to convert longer variants of the MD-80 series into freighters. The first converted MD-82SF freighter was delivered to Everts Air Cargo. |
| 2012 | Alitalia completed retirement of its 90 MD-82 aircraft |
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