On this day in aviation history, 104 years ago-July 22, 1921-the Douglas Aircraft Company was officially established. Initially founded as the Davis-Douglas Company by Donald W. Douglas and Davis R.

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 ...

On this day in aviation history, February 20, 1939, the Douglas DC-5 made its first flight. Less remembered than its cousins, the DC-5 was poised to make advancing strides in the field of civil ...

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 ...

What on Earth happened to the globe? That’s the question being asked in Long Beach, where America’s first modern aircraft factory could soon be converted into houses and offices. Boeing Co. wants ...

December 17, 1935, saw the first flight of the Douglas Sleeper Transport, or DST, which marked the first variant of the DC-3 series. One last major offensive in World War II is worth reflection upon ...

Legendary aircraft manufacturer Donald Douglas had already designed a groundbreaking World War I bomber when he began manufacturing military planes in an abandoned movie studio in the fields of Santa ...

A Douglas DC-3 shown in flight. * Photo: Corbis * 1935: The Douglas DC-3 makes its maiden flight at Clover Field in Santa Monica, California. Despite a production history lasting only 11 years, it ...

The third Douglas A-26 Invader in the Commemorative Air Force fleet, Lil Twister, took its first two flights on November 1, 2020, at the Guthrie Municipal Airport in Oklahoma. Originally scheduled for ...

Sunday saw a crowd of nearly 3,000 gather on the north side of Santa Monica Airport to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first ever flight around the world. This amazing achievement was ...