Today’s aviation industry is dominated by advanced narrowbodies and widebodies. Both Boeing and Airbus are constantly working to improve efficiency, performance, and reliability. They indeed push the ...

The MD-11, successor to the popular McDonnell Douglas DC-10 jet, had its first flight in January 1990, and this tri-jet promised a better future for the company, with the goal of leaving the DC-10's ...

A Tri-jet design from the 1980s, iconic in its looks, the aircraft first took to the skies in 1990 and entered commercial service within the year of the type's maiden flight. Various factors ...