FILE PHOTO 1990 -- Workers assemble a McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle fighter in 1990 at the company's plant north of Lambert Field. The news took over the front page on Dec. 16, 1996 — "Boeing swallows ...
Boeing merged with rival US planemaker McDonnell Douglas almost three decades ago in a massive $13 billion deal, combining the capabilities of both companies into a single entity. With revenues ...