The design of the Douglas DC-8 was a masterpiece of early jet-age engineering, blending functionality with elegance.

On Jan. 29, an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter collided as the plane prepared to land at Washington, D.C.’s Ronald Reagan National Airport. Both plunged into the Potomac ...

An American Airlines jet aborted a landing at Reagan National ... The flight was making its final descent at 8:20 a.m. ET when the pilot saw another plane preparing to take off from the runway ...

An American Airlines flight was forced to abandon its ... The incident occurred around 8:20 a.m., the Federal Aviation Administration said. “An air traffic controller instructed American Flight ...

Federal investigators looking for the cause of the January collision between a passenger jet and an Army helicopter near ...

An American Airlines flight was forced to abort its landing at Washington DC’s Ronald Reagan National ... was preparing to touch down just before 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, the Federal Aviation ...

According to an American Airlines spokesperson ... the plane departed Wichita at 5:10 p.m. and landed in D.C. at 8:54 p.m. According to a court affidavit obtained by CBS News and ABC News ...