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McDonnell Douglas
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McDonnell Douglas

US aircraft manufacturer that produces fighter planes and the DC-10 airbus. It was formed in 1967 in a merger. Douglas, founded in 1920 by Donald W Douglas (1892-1981), was known for its DC (Douglas Commercial) planes from the 1930s; McDonnell, founded in 1939 by James S McDonnell (1899-1980), was the first company to make jet-propelled planes to operate from aircraft carriers. The company's headquarters are in St Louis, Missouri. It came second place in the world number of planes ordered in 1995.

The company announced in 1996 that it would merge with Boeing aircraft manufacturers and would operate under the Boeing name.
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