The 777 is used extensively by American Airlines for flights across the Atlantic to Europe, and across the Pacific to Asia ...

The MD-11 was developed as an upgraded version of the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 jet. Its first flight, which followed two years of research and development, took place in January 1990.

Nov. 26: LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell says in a Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners meeting that investigators determined Kobayashi intentionally missed her flight − a claim the family disputes.

American has received seven of the jets - costing $315 million each - from Boeing since September and will take 18 by 2015. It ordered the planes in July 2011 as part of a $38 billion, 460 ...

The “tri-jet” configuration has more commonly been found in commercial aviation, where jets like the Boeing 727, Lockheed-1011 TriStar, McDonnell Douglas MD-11, and Hawker Siddeley Trident ...

The jets listed for court order for seizure included three McDonnell Douglas MD-83 jets under the following tail and serial numbers: N801WA (53291), N802WA (53052), and N804WA (49345).

Investigators are probing the causes of an unusual plane crash at Canada's largest airport on Monday, when a regional jet flipped upside down upon landing during windy weather, sending 21 of the ...

All those crashes involved a McDonnell Douglas MD-11 aircraft. Flights have restarted at Pearson Airport but passengers have been warned of lingering delays over the next few days. More from Sky News: ...

Several MD-11s from various operators are on the production line. Photo: McDonnell Douglas Performance Issues During the early months of its service, the MD-11 faced various performance issues. These ...