Loved by cargo operators, disliked by many passenger airlines, and endlessly debated by pilots, the MD-11’s story is one of ...

It may be the darling child of heavy-lift cargo carriers around the world, but the consensus is clear. The MD-11's days look truly numbered.

The McDonnell Douglas MD-80 was the last American-built aircraft to feature an analog cockpit. The aircraft entered ...

Boeing has long been the US' largest manufacturer of commercial aircraft, but there was a period of time in the 1950s when it didn't produce any commercial planes. This changed with the Boeing 707, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Charlotte-based reporter Ted Reed covers airlines and airline labor. A set of hard-working airplanes with a colorful nickname, ...

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 ...

Spring Defense Technology Security Administration learns that manufacturing equipment at McDonnell DouglasÌs Columbus, Ohio plant has been exported to the PRC. U.S. Customs Service is informed. May 26 ...

McDonnell Douglas, Rockwell's aerospace and defense units, Hughes' space and communications units, Aviall, and KLK are five ...