All design improvements from the DC-8-61 and -62 were incorporated into the DC-8-63, which could fly over 4,500 miles nonstop and accommodate 117 to 259 passengers due to its extended fuselage ...

The plane making the flight, with 166 passengers aboard, was the first Douglas Aircraft DC-8-61 to go into service. The world’s largest commercial jetliner, it has a maximum passenger capacity ...

The DC-8 is being replaced by a more capable and fuel-efficient Boeing 777-200ER, NASA said. More from CBS News. Retired Bay Area colonel concerned if Marines are deployed in Los Angeles.

NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center’s DC-8 aircraft will fly over the Central Valley as part of a collaborative scientific research mission.. Valley residents might be able to catch a glimpse ...

The Douglas DC-8 has long since been retired by the world's airlines and cargo operators but has been put to use by Samaritan's Purse for aid flights.