Snuggles,
Just over 33 years ago I was working for the largest DC10 operator outside of USA ... which also happened to be Europe's first low cost airline and the first UK Airbus operator!
There's nothing wrong with the MD Scud (B717) except I understand they're somewhat noisy, they can get in and out of airfields and don't require steps, nice piece of kit, a shame Boeing bought out MD and stopped production.