In May 1960, the Convair 880 entered into service with Delta Air Lines (DL) under the slightly updated designation of 880-22m ...

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) found no evidence of foul play and blamed the crash on errors by the pilot, who failed to retract the plane’s spoilers, or air brakes, at the critical ...

DALLAS — Today, in 1961, the Convair 990 'Coronado' made its inaugural flight. Convair developed this American-built, ...