The late 1960s were one of the most crucial eras of aviation—enter the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar.

Today’scommercial aircraft market is defined by a handful of manufacturers. Boeing and Airbus dominate the narrowbody and widebody sectors, while regional players such as Embraer, Bombardier, and ATR ...

With the ventral fairing barely visible under the forward fuselage, Northrop Grumman’s Stargazer performed a low fly-past before departing Mojave. Credit: Mark Wagner/Aviation-Images Aviation Week was ...

Almost 28 years after pioneering the use of nonmilitary air launch for commercial spacecraft with the Pegasus rocket, Northrop Grumman’s one-of-a-kind Lockheed L-1011 TriStar is on the verge of a new ...