Airlines loved the McDonnell Douglas DC-9 for its versatility: it could carry 90-135 passengers, depending on variant and configuration, and could operate from smaller airports. Over the years, ...

Douglas was the world's top manufacturer before the 707, and while Boeing became larger during the Jet Age, Douglas continued ...

The late 1960s were one of the most crucial eras of aviation—enter the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar.

Almost to the day Donald W. Douglas flew his first plane 80 years ago, the last aircraft to carry his name will be rolled out in Long Beach, ending another chapter of Southern California’s aviation ...

Douglas Aircraft started down a 30-year path toward extinction when it merged with McDonnell in 1967. McDonnell management prioritized military programs and was not willing to make the investment ...

The Scandinavian flag carrier SAS Monday placed a $1.5 billion order for 61 McDonnell Douglas MD-80 jets, the biggest MD-80 order so far this year, McDonnell Douglas Corp. said. Of the 61 orders, 24 ...

Donald W. Douglas Jr., a former president of Douglas Aircraft Co. who was responsible for the introduction of the DC-8 and DC-9 jetliners, has died. He was 87. Douglas, a son of the company’s founder, ...

McDonnell Douglas Corp. said Monday it will consolidate its six government aerospace companies into two, seek a partner or buyer for its helicopter company and close a Columbus, Ohio, plant that ...

Delta retired the last of its McDonnell Douglas aircraft Tuesday after carrying more than 750 million passengers on MD-88 and MD-90 aircraft. The last MD-88 flight, appropriately named Delta Flight 88 ...

The storied McDonnell Douglas DC-10 airplane will be used only for carrying packages instead of people after today, as the 42-year-old planes are retired to serve as cargo jets. The last flight ...

Sanford “Sandy” McDonnell, the former chief executive of aerospace giant McDonnell Douglas who in the 1970s helped turn around the company started by his uncle, died Monday. He was 89. His death was ...