McDonnell Douglas MD-80 & MD-90  (Airliner Color History)
Series: Airliner Color History / Airlife's Airliners (5)
Publisher: Motorbooks International
Published: June 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9780760306987
Subjects: Air Transportation; Transportation; Aviation - Commercial; Aerospace & air transport industries; Aircraft: general interest; History of engineering & technology; Aviation - History; McDonnell Douglas DC-9 Super 8; McDonnell Douglas DC-9 Super 80 (Jet transport)
First sentence: During the annual Douglas Aircraft Company stockholders' meeting held during April 1966, just days before Boeing announced the first order for its 747, an official of the California-based company confidently stated that it was in 'one of the most satisfactory phases of its 47 years' history.'