McDonnell Douglas

More and more airlines are withdrawing Boeing 747 aircraft from operational service, and production of the Airbus A380 - the largest passenger aircraft ever built - will be stopped in the near future. We are nearing the end of an era of...

At a news conference on July 12, Delta Air Lines officials announced that the withdrawal of McDonnell Douglas MD-88 / MD-90 aircraft would be accelerated. The latter will leave the Delta fleet in 2022. Delta is currently in service...

By 2007, American Airlines had a fleet of more than 300 McDonnell Douglas MD-80 aircraft. They operated numerous domestic and intercontinental routes. As it all boils down to money, American Airlines started taking it out of…

Martinair, part of the Air France - KLM group, has withdrawn the latest McDonnell Douglas MD-11 (PH-MCP) from operational service. The last commercial flight was operated on July 8. Aviation enthusiasts, MD-11 lovers,…

On March 23, 2015, EVA Air Cargo withdrew the last McDonnell Douglas MD-11F from the fleet. The McDonnell Douglas MD-11F (B-16113) operated flight BR606 on the route Taipei (Taoyuan) - Anchorage, the last flight of the "career". EVA Air Cargo was…

On average, a passenger plane has an average cruising speed of up to 900 km / h. But with the help of strong currents, also called Jet Stream, the speed can increase a lot. January 7, 2015, a British Boeing 777-200…

KLM, in partnership with the Airbnb hotel rental portal, is launching a unique competition that gives winners the chance to travel to Amsterdam and stay in a refurbished plane at the airport…

February 20, 2014 is a sad day for Biman Bangladesh Airlines, but also for McDonnell Douglas DC-10 lovers. The last DC-10 aircraft will be withdrawn from operational service approximately 44 years after the first flight. Were…

Have you ever wondered where the planes end up when you retire? Most reach the "cemeteries" of aircraft, and one of them is Victorville, United States. Most aircraft stored in such…