The Douglas DC-8, often referred to as the McDonnell Douglas DC-8, is an early long-range commercial aircraft. The narrowbody aircraft was one of the first jet-powered aircraft to be used for commercial service. Originally, it was designed to be used as an aerial refueling tanker aircraft by the United States Air Force. However, after it lost the competition to the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, Douglas decided to market the aircraft for civil use.
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- September 2, 2025
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The last time we took a look at the fleet of Qatar Airways, the oneworld alliance carrier had JUST settled its legal ordeal with Airbus regarding surface degradation of its A350 fleet. To be more specific, Airbus announced on February 1st 2023 that the two organizations had reached an amicable settlement in the legal dispute while our video came out on March 4th.A lot has changed since then – yes there have been some changes with the fleet, but the bigger change is the shakeup in management that took place later in 2023.