As if airliners weren't already big enough, the age of the super-jumbo jet will soon be upon us - or at least that's the plan. This film, the first of a three-part series, follows the development ...

In the early 1990s, McDonnell Douglas had an ambitious plan—to build a double-deck jumbo jet that could rival the Boeing 747 and Airbus’ future A380. Designed to carry over 500 passengers, the MD-12 ...