When Boeing and Airbus found success with widebody designs, McDonnell Douglas attempted to follow suit, designing a ...

Yet the plane failed ... projects—and McDonnell would go on to design the Mercury and Gemini space capsules, before being absorbed into major defense contractor McDonnell Douglas in 1967.

After 36 years of service, American Airlines has retired the remaining 26 MD-80s in its fleet. The iconic single-aisle jet was built in Long Beach by McDonnell Douglas. The 1980s briefly returned ...

Delta Air Lines now operates the largest fleet of Boeing 717s. Still active with Hawaiian Airlines and Delta Air Lines, the Boeing 717 was initially marketed by McDonnell Douglas in the early ...

PETALING JAYA: The site of the plane crash - Elmina Township in Shah Alam was also the site of another air crash back in 1977. On Sept 27, 1977, a McDonnell Douglas aircraft of Japan Airlines ...