Fleet Science

The world's most famous transport, the DC-3, was launched on the back of a single telephone call between two friends, American Airlines President Cyrus R. Smith and Donald Douglas. And in contrast to today's protocol, the contract was signed just before delivery. There was no actual fleet planning...

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