Air TransportUnlike UPS, FedEx reiterates plans to resume MD-11F cargo flightsUS carrier is targeting regulatory clearance by May 31 after suspension linked to fatal UPS crashFebruary 02, 2026Read More
HistoryThree Decades of the F/A-18 Super HornetBoeing’s carrier-borne fighter marks 30 years as the US Navy approaches its next-generation replacementDecember 02, 2025Read More
Air TransportLufthansa Cargo ends operation with MD-11FCargo airline made last flight with tri-jet freighter on Sunday, after more than 23 years of serviceOctober 18, 2021Read More
HistoryHow many DC-10s are still flying in the world?After the Fedex retired the last MD-10-10F, few units of the famous McDonnell Douglas tri-jet remain activeJune 13, 2021Read More
Air TransportDelta Air Lines confirms MD-88 and MD-90 retirement in JuneFollowing American Airlines, the US airline decided to withdraw aircraft from service earlier than plannedMay 02, 2020Read More
Air TransportLufthansa will retire its latest MD-11F in 2020Airline is replacing trimotor with Boeing 777F, which carries more cargo and is more economicalNovember 07, 2019Read More
DefenseUS Navy conducts F/A-18C final flight"Classic" Hornet, fighter replaced the F-4 and A-7 in the 1980s and will continue to fly with the Marines until 2030October 08, 2019Read More
HistoryAmerican Airlines retires its latest MD-80Airline was the largest jet operator with periods when up to a third of production flew with its liverySeptember 06, 2019Read More
HistoryAmerican Airlines confirms end of MD-80 flights in SeptemberCalled its workhorse in the 1980s, McDonnell Douglas jet has today only 26 aircraft in operation in the airlineJune 26, 2019Read More
HistoryBoeing 737 MAX grounding is not an uncommon situation in commercial aviationMany models had technical problems early in their operation, but most managed to solve them and have a successful careerMarch 17, 2019Read More