n the 1970s and ‘80s, both Boeing and Airbus explored trijet concepts to fill the long-range, mid-capacity market dominated by the DC-10 and L-1011. Boeing’s bold ideas included a 747 trijet ...

The 747 Trijet would have been able to accommodate more passengers, deliver a greater payload and have a longer range than its competitors. However, the plane never saw the light of day due to two ...

This led to innovations like the 747, the first twin-aisle aircraft. ... In the early '70s the skies saw something new in aviation, a three engine or "trijet" aircraft.

Lufthansa Cargo will in October retire its last remaining Boeing MD-11 freighter after operating the the trijet type for more than two ... to begin gradually replacing a fleet of 11 747-200Fs.