Some planes evolve, advancing and growing into the era of flight ahead. Others disappoint and leave carriers holding on to ...

The Douglas Aircraft Company was a pioneer in early aviation and produced a number of different aircraft. However, it is best known for its DC-3, among the most important aircraft ever built. In Part ...

Hundreds of different passenger airliners have gone into service in the last century-plus. Only a handful went on to be remembered in any substantial way. But the Douglas DC-7 sure did, if not always ...

This video documents the final mission of the Douglas DC-8 operated by Samaritan's Purse, retiring the aircraft after 56 ...

The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar are arguably the best aircraft of the trijet era. While both planes had several differences, what truly set them apart was the configuration ...

Acquired by NASA in 1985, the DC-8 was used on 158 science campaigns. Credit: Matt Hartman NASA’s long-serving McDonnell Douglas DC-8-72 research aircraft flew for the final time on May 15 when it was ...

At a time when the rest of the aerospace industry is thriving on rising demands for commercial and military planes and other sinews of the Viet Nam war, Santa Monica-based Douglas Aircraft Co. has run ...

A closer look at the story behind the world's last Tristar, and what the future holds for this unique aircraft.

The Douglas DC series (DC-1 and DC-2) originated from Transcontinental and Western Air's (TWA) demanding requirements for a new airliner, after they were unable to acquire the Boeing 247. Douglas ...