Only eight DC-10s remain operational around the world - mostly in the United States as firebombers and tankers.

Nearly 46 years ago, this disaster claimed the lives of 273 people, with 258 being passengers, 13 crew members, and 2 ...

Statistically, for now at least, flying is still much safer than driving. According to the International Air Transport ...

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) found no evidence of foul play and blamed the crash on errors by the pilot, who failed to retract the plane’s spoilers, or air brakes, at the critical ...

Before Wednesday’s crash near Washington, D.C., there had not been a fatal collision involving a commercial aircraft in the ...

Five of them were union members of the DC-area steamfitters and plumbers locals returning home from a Kansas hunting trip. Their national president was preparing to fly to Chicago when he learned ...

Wednesday night’s crash of an American Airlines commuter plane in Washington could be one of the worst disasters for the Fort ...

10, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune) Friday’s announcement concerned the formal signing of a nearly $2 billion federal grant that is key to moving the $5.3 billion project to extend the Red ...

Obviously there was something that happened here," Duffy said. The Source: Information from this article was provided by a traveler head to Chicago as well as previous coverage from FOX 5 DC.

Captain RK Smithley flies McDonnell Douglas DC-10 fire bombers for New Mexico-based 10Tanker. Smithley dropped red fire retardant over the Palisades and Eaton fires in Los Angeles. Mountainous terrain ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Captain RK Smithley, a pilot flying McDonnell Douglas DC-10 widebody airliners converted into tanker planes for a New Mexico-based company ...