Hundreds of Douglas DC-3 airliners still fly , nearly 80 years after their introduction . Canada 's Buffalo Airways offers scheduled passenger flights on DC-3s . In 2008 , a Gooney Bird helped James Bond get out of a jam . DC-3s opened the door to profitable coast-to-coast airline routes . Comment:
Hundreds of Douglas DC-3 airliners still fly , nearly 80 years after their introduction . Canada 's Buffalo Airways offers scheduled passenger flights on DC-3s . DC-3s opened the door to profitable coast-to-coast airline routes . Comment: