Its expensive three-engine design has seen it gradually disappear from passenger fleets, with the USA's Northwest Airlines, which dropped the DC-10 in 2007, the last major company to use the plane.

Northwest retired the last of its DC-10 aircraft from scheduled service Jan. 8, ending a 34-year run in which the airline used them to carry more than 125 million passengers, complete more than ...

Explore the turbulent history of the DC-10, an aircraft that began as a symbol of modern air travel but quickly gained a reputation for danger after a series of tragic incidents. From its innovative ...

For decades, Northwest Airlines was headquartered in the Twin Cities before they merged with Delta in 2008. But the airline is far from forgotten. In this week's Finding Minnesota, we take you to ...