<P> Following Boeing 's 1996 acquisition of Rockwell 's North American division , McDonnell Douglas merged with Boeing in August 1997 in a US $13 billion stock swap , with Boeing as the surviving company . Boeing adopted the McDonnell Douglas logo , which shows the globe being encircled in tribute to the first aerial circumnavigation which was accomplished in 1924 using Douglas aircraft . </P>
<P> Following Boeing 's 1996 acquisition of Rockwell 's North American division , McDonnell Douglas merged with Boeing in August 1997 in a US $13 billion stock swap , with Boeing as the surviving company . Boeing adopted the McDonnell Douglas logo , which shows the globe being encircled in tribute to the first aerial circumnavigation which was accomplished in 1924 using Douglas aircraft . </P>
when did mcdonnell douglas go out of business
when did mcdonnell douglas go out of business
August 1997
August 1997