This version featured newer 805-3B engines. Other airlines that operated the Convair 880 included Cathay Pacific (CX), Japan Airlines (JL), Northeast (NE), Swissair (SR), TWA (TW), and Venezuela's now ...

As investigators recover victims in the wreckage of an American Airlines regional jet and a U.S. Army helicopter, which collided near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport last night, we turn to ...

(Chicago Tribune historical photo) A loose bolt caused one-third of the tail section of a TWA Constellation plane ... the crew of the Delta Air Lines Convair 880, which caused the Delta plane ...

“The first hint of trouble was the flare-up and explosion when the plane hit the earth.” A Braniff Airways twin-engine Convair 340 trying to land at Midway Airport in fog struck a 15-foot-tall gas ...

In 1996, Paris-bound TWA Flight 800 was carrying 230 people when it exploded minutes after taking off, killing everyone on board. The plane’s wreckage fell into the Atlantic Ocean off Long Island.

In order to better combat that threat, the Pentagon devised the Convair B-36 “Peacemaker” long-range bomber. The B-36 was originally conceived of being a bomber capable of striking Nazi ...

Although AA had not operated the Convair 880, they had extensively studied the airliner. However, due to its limited capacity, the Convair 880 would not have been profitable on AA's transcontinental ...

Nice low time Cessna 421B for sale or trade. First year for FIKI (Fly into know ice). Custom paint, nice interior with seating for 8 total including pilot and belted lav/ potty. 2320 Useful load, AC, ...

And more interestingly, where are these aircraft now? Elvis’ first jet: The ‘Lisa Marie’ Convair 880 Elvis Presley purchased his first personal plane in 1975. It was a Convair 880 that had been flying ...