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The DC-9 in flight over the California Coast. (PSA)

The first DC-9 was ordered as part of the pilot training program in 1967. While PSA never did any pilot training on the DC-9, the aircraft was put into revenue service in the interim. Both aircraft were sold off in 1969.

In 1983, four aircraft were purchased from Air Canada to allow rapid growth without purchasing more expensive DC-9-80s. These four aircraft were originally destined for startup airline Altair, but Altair went bankrupt before delivery. PSA operated these planes alongside the DC-9-80s until the merger, when they were added to the large USAir DC-9 fleet.

Seating information
Passengers: 107 (final)	22 rows	Seat width: 17"	Non-smoking section: Rows 1-17

Fleet Information
FLN	REG	TYPE	MSN	LN	HISTORY
401	N981PS	DC-9-32	47006	99	PSA 3/23/67-1/26/70 AeroMexico XA-SDF 1/70 WFU by 7/20/04
402	N982PS	DC-9-31	47251	244	PSA 1/24/68-7/14/69 Ozark N982PS 7/14/69-8/85 TWA N982PS 8/85 WFU VCV 8/20/01, ROW 3/7/02 Still at ROW 2007, to be scrapped
705	N705PS	DC-9-32	45846	112	Air Canada C-FTLI Altair N901AK NTU PSA 0/83-4/9/88 NM The Smile of Eugene USAir 4/9/88 (rr N913VJ 3/88) WFU, stored MHV/Avtel 1/11/01
706	N706PS	DC-9-31	47020	126	Air Canada C-FTLK Altair N902AK NTU PSA 9/83-4/9/88 NM The Smile of Oakland USAir 4/9/88 (rr N912VJ 3/88) WFU, stored Mojave/Avtel 1/10/01
707	N707PS	DC-9-31	47023	158	Air Canada C-FTLN Altair N903AK NTU PSA 6/83-4/9/88 NM The Smile of Phoenix USAir 4/9/88-8/96 (rr N916VJ 3/88) WFU Marana 8/96, BU 11/97
708	N708PS	DC-9-31	47068	160	Air Canada C-FTLP Altair N904AK NTU PSA 11/83-4/9/88 NM The Smile of Jose Del Cabo USAir 4/9/88-9/97 (rr N914VJ 3/88) WFU 9/97 Marana, BU 4/99