[DOC] [TLE] Douglas DC-3 - Wikipedia [PAR] The Douglas DC-3 is a fixed-wing propeller-driven airliner. Its cruise speed and 
range (1,500 ... The DC-2 was a success, but there was room for improvement. .... 
In 1936, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines received its first DC-3 (in 1943 it was ... There 
are still small operators with DC-3s in revenue service and as cargo aircraft. [DOC] [TLE] Boeing: Historical Snapshot: DC-3 Commercial Transport [PAR] Our Company ... Some would argue that it is the greatest of all time. ... The first 
DC-3 built was the Douglas Sleeper Transport  also known as Skysleepers ... 
In November 1936, United Airlines, which had been a subsidiary of Boeing until 
... after the last one was delivered, hundreds of DC-3s are still flying and still 
earning... [DOC] [TLE] DC-3 Airliner | HistoryNet [PAR] After a DC-3 has been taken out of service, it may be rescued by an aircraft ... In 
some instances, even these planes have been returned to flying duty ... design 
that they gave it a new designation  DC-2, for Douglas Commercial, 2nd Model. 
... The DC-3 became, as American Airlines President C.R. Smith said, 'the first... [DOC] [TLE] History of Aviation - First Flights - Avjobs [PAR] Charles Furnas became the first American airplane passenger when he flew with 
... The salvation of the U.S. commercial aviation industry following World War I 
was ... Airplanes still could not fly at night when the service first began, so the 
mail .... it was a big success, but the best was still to come. The DC-3. Called the 
plane... [DOC] [TLE] Douglas DC-3 - The Aviation History Online Museum [PAR] The DC-3 was to become perhaps the most important airliner in history. ... The 
early 1930s saw a complete transformation of commercial air transport with the ... 
that DC-3 would still be in service more than 80 years after it was first introduced, 
... Many of these men worked with Douglas at the Glenn L. Martin Company and... [DOC] [TLE] DC-3 | aircraft | Britannica.com [PAR] Transport aircraft, the world's first successful commercial airliner, readily adapted 
to ... It was manufactured by the Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc. ... A subsequent 
model, the legendary DC-3, entering service in 1936, mounted ... The twin-
engine DC-3, first flown in 1935, became the model for future commercial aircraft
... [DOC] [TLE] Douglas Aircraft Company - pilot resources aviation resources [PAR] Douglas' first job was as a consultant with Connecticut Aircraft Company. ... 
Although some of his colleagues were sceptical at first, Douglas' methods proved 
.... The plane first flew on May 11, 1934 and began service with TWA on May 18. 
... United Airlines became the second DC-3 customer in November 1936, and 
KLM in... [DOC] [TLE] The Douglas DC-3 - 456th F.I.S. [PAR] The DC-3 was the first airliner to make a profit by carrying just passengers 
without the ... Some say that this approach of designing aircraft only in response 
to a ... United Airlines became the second DC-3 customer in November 1936, 
and KLM in ... commercial DSTs and DC-3s were pressed into military service as 
the C-47. [DOC] [TLE] Promotex Online - The DC-3: Still flying after all these years [PAR] Mar 1, 2002 ... When the war began, the DC-3 became the C-47 Skytrain, one of the ... first flight, 
more than a thousand of these planes are still in service around the world. ... The 
new Davis-Douglas Company's first offices were in the back of a ... The key to the 
DC-3's success was the fact it was the first commercial airliner... [DOC] [TLE] Modern Aviation - National Park Service [PAR] The DC-3, an enlarged version, entered service in 1936 with 21 seats and the ... 
a swift collapse of the aviation industry, as the nation became awash in used 
aircraft. ... This allowed the company to develop the earliest important jet bomber, 
the B-47. ... Air Transport - Commercial Aviation - An Overview T. A. 
Heppenheimer. [DOC] [TLE] She taught the world to fly - Airline Ratings [PAR] Dec 16, 2015 ... The world's most famous commercial aircraft

Question: In 1936 this company's DC-3 became the first successful commercial airliner; some are still in service
Answer: Douglas