After that, on April 8, 1963, Douglas announced to proceed with the detailed design of the DC-9, and no later, Delta Airlines ...

The DC-9 was a small popular regional airliner, initially made by Douglas in 1965, and then by McDonnell Douglas when the two companies merged. Over 1,000 DC-9 airframes were ordered by several ...

The Douglas DC-8 Super 60's size would be created (the Super 60 is approximately 187 feet and 5 inches long), and it would be a widebody jet. The standard DC-8, by contrast, had been a single ...

After that, on April 8, 1963, Douglas announced to proceed with the detailed design of the DC-9, and no later, Delta Airlines placed the initial order of DC-9, ordering about 15 aircraft.