It would appear that the L-1011 would be poised to succeed against its outdated and dangerous rival, but this was not in fact the case with over 430 DC-10s being delivered to customers.

BWIA also hopes to expand its North American network next year, ... replacing an ageing Lockheed L-1011 TriStar which will now serve Manchester until the second A340 arrives in November.

Lockheed Corporation's L-1011 TriStar was air luxury made manifest. Like the DC-10, the L-1011 came with three engines. However, the L-1011's tail engine was mounted inside the fuselage, improving ...

At the L-2 mark, the LPO verified he was prepared for the fin sweep test, while Takoushian nudged the L-1011 to acquire the launch heading. Shortly after L-1, the LPO activated the fin batteries.

His L-1011 Tristar jetliner, No. N728DA, was the last of the Lockheed-built jetliners in Delta's fleet, and the flight from Orlando, Fla., to Atlanta was the jet's last before being taken out of ...

A technical marvel but a financial albatross, Lockheed's first L-1011 "TriStar" widebody passenger jet was pictured on our July 20, 1970 cover.

A Lockheed L-1011 Tristar plane is submerged in the Red Sea in Aqaba, Jordan, on Aug. 26, 2019. The Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) in Jordan on Monday sunk a disused commercial ...