Lockheed and McDonnell Douglas were two of the most influential aircraft manufacturers of the 20th century, with both going ...

On October 13, 1950, the Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation made its first flight. The upgraded airliner, developed to compete with the DC-6, became a symbol of luxury and innovation in postwar ...

The Breda-Zappata BZ.308, a sleek Italian four-engine airliner, first flew in 1948. Designed by Filippo Zappata, it blended ...

Germany produced three outstanding modern airliners in the interwar period: the Junkers Ju 52, Junkers Ju 86 and Focke-Wulf ...

NASA and Lockheed Martin debuted their first test run of a low-volume supersonic jet that’s expected to allow air passengers to travel faster than the speed of sound.   The X-59 aircraft on ...