List of McDonnell Douglas DC-10 operators

The following is a list of all current and former airlines operating the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 . ^{[1] [2]} Note that, as of November 2025, all remaining DC-10 operators have grounded their fleets due to the crash of Flight 2976. ^[3]

Current

Airline	Country	10	15	30	30ER	40	10F	30F	30CF	40F	In service	Notes
10 Tanker		1			4						4	KDC-10 Aerial fire fighting tanker
Cargo Three								1			1	Converted to MD-10-30F by FedEx
Omega Aerial Refueling Services						1			2	2	2	All converted to KDC-10 1 DC-10-30CF and 2 DC-10-40F stored
Orbis International								1			1	Operated by FedEx Express Converted to MD-10-30F
Transportes Aéreos Bolivianos							1	2			1	1 active airframe converted to MD-10-30F by FedEx

Former

Airline	Country	10	15	30	30ER	40	10F	30F	30CF	40F	Notes
Aerocancun			1								Transferred to Sun Country Airlines
Aeroflot									1	4
Aeroperú			3	1							DC-10-15 leased from Mexicana de Aviacion DC-10-30 leased from Canadian Airlines
AeroLyon				3
Aeromexico			2	4
Aerowings			1								Leased from Skyjet
AfricaOne				1
African Safari Airways				2
Air Afrique			1	3
Air Algérie		2
Air Europe				1							Leased from ChallengAir
Air Florida									5		Leased from Transamerica Airlines, Flying Tiger Line and World Airways
Air France				5
Air Hawaii		2
Air Lib				11	1						Ceased operations in 2003
Air Liberté				5							Renamed to Air Lib in 2001
Air Martinique				1
Air New Zealand				8
Air Panamá Internacional		1				2					DC-10-40 leased from Jet 24
Air Pacific				1
Air Siam				1
Air Tchad				2
Air Zaïre				2
Airtours International Airways		3		1
Alitalia				8
Aloha Airlines				1
American Airlines		55		11
American Trans Air		1		4		1
AOM French Airlines				15							Merged into Air Liberté in 2001
Ariana Afghan Airlines				1
Arrow Air		5					2	3	1	2	Ceased operations in 2010
Astra Airlines			1								Leased from Skyjet
Austrian Airlines					3
Avcom Aviation								1
Avensa				3
Avient Aviation								2	1
Balair				1
Birgenair				1							Leased from Finnair
Biman Bangladesh Airlines				5	1
Boğaziçi Hava Taşımacılığı		2
Brasmex – Brasil Minas Express								1			Ceased operations in 2004
British Airways				8
British Caledonian				10
British Caledonian Charter		2									Rebranded as Cal Air International in 1985
Cal Air International		3									Renamed to Novair International Airways in 1988
Caledonian Airways				7
Cameroon Airlines			1								Leased from Skyjet
Canadian Airlines		3		9	5
Canadian Pacific Airlines		4		10
Capitol Air		5
Cargoitalia								1
CargoLion								1
ChallengAir				2				1
Cielos Airlines							1	7	2		Ceased operations in 2012
Condor				5
Continental Airlines		8		31				8
Continental Micronesia		5		1
Corsair International				2							Leased from ChallengAir
DAS Air Cargo								9
Delta Air Lines		15
DETA Air										2
Dominicana de Aviación		1		1		1					DC-10-10 leased from Arrow Air DC-10-30 leased from TAESA Lineas Aéreas DC-10-40 leased from Jet 24
Eastern Air Lines				3							Transferred to Continental Airlines
Ecuatoriana de Aviación				3
El Al			1
Electra Airlines			2					1
Emery Worldwide Airlines							5	3
Ethiopian Airlines								2
European Airlift		1		1
Excalibur Airways				1
Express One International				3
FedEx Express							89	24			Largest DC-10 freighter operator 64 converted to MD-10-10F 18 converted to MD-10-30F
Finnair				4	1
Garuda Indonesia		1		21				6			DC-10-10 leased from Key Airlines
Gemini Air Cargo								12			Ceased operations in 2010
Ghana Airways				7
Harlequin Air				1							Leased from Japan Air System
Hawaiian Airlines		20		5							DC-10-10 leased from American Airlines
Iberia				12
Icelandic Airlines								1			Leased from Seaboard World Airlines
Jat Airways				5					2
JALways						3
Japan Airlines						20
Japan Air Charter						4
Japan Air System				2
Japan Asia Airways						7					Transferred to Japan Airlines
Jet 24						2
JMC Airlines				2
Kenya Airways				1
Key Airlines				1
KF Cargo								4
KLM				10				1			DC-10-30CF leased from Martinair
Korean Air				5				1
Kras Air				2
Kuwait Airways				1							Leased from British Airways
Laker Airways		6		5
Laker Airways (USA)		1		3
LAN-Chile				5							Leased from Pan Am, Air New Zealand, and Laker Airways
LAM - Mozambique Airlines				1
Leisure Air		2		3
Líneas Aéreas Paraguayas				3
LOT Polish Airlines				3
Lufthansa				12				1
Malaysia Airlines		3		14				7
Mandala Airlines								1			Leased from Martinair
Martinair				1				4
Master Top Airlines								3			Ceased operations in 2011
Mexicana de Aviación		2	5
Minerve				3
Monarch Airlines				1
MyTravel Airways		3		1
National Airlines		11		5							Merged into Pan Am in 1980
Nigeria Airways		1	1	5					1		DC-10-10 leased from Turkish Airlines DC-10-30CF leased from Transamerica Airlines
Norse Atlantic Airways			1
Northwest Airlines				21	3	22
Novair International Airways		3									Ceased operations in 1990
Okada Air				1
Omni Air International		3		11	4			2
Overseas National Airways									5
Pacific East Air		1
Pakistan International Airlines				5
Pan Am		11		5
Philippine Airlines				5				1
PLUNA				2
Premiair		4		1
Qantas									1		Leased from Martinair
Sabena				7				6
Santa Barbara Airlines				2
Saudi Arabian Airlines			1								Leased from Skyjet
Scanair		6		1
Scandinavian Airlines				12
Scibe Airlift		1		1
Shabair		1		2
STAF Airlines								1			Leased from TAESA Lineas Aéreas
Singapore Airlines				6				1
Skyjet			3	2				1			Ceased operations in 2001
Skyjet Brasil				1
Skyservice USA		2
Sobelair				1							Leased from Skyjet
Solar Cargo								1
Spantax		2		1				2
Sudan Airways				1
Sun Country Airlines		6	4			1		1
Swissair				10	4
TAESA Lineas Aéreas				2					1
Taino Airlines				1							Leased from Scibe Airlift
TAROM				1							Leased from ChallengAir
Thai Airways International				6	3
The Hawaii Express		2									Ceased operations in 1983
Transaero				3
Trans International Airlines								3
Transmile Air Services				2							Leased from Laker Airways
Tunisair				1					1		DC-10-30 leased from Malaysia Airlines DC-10-30CF leased from World Airways
Turkish Airlines		3		1
Union de Transports Aériens				7
United Airlines		38		4	3		1	4
Varig				15
Varig Logística								3
VASP				6				1
Viasa				8					1		Ceased operations in 1997
Virgin Express				1							Used for charter flights for summer of 1998
Wardair				3
Western Airlines		13		1							Merged into Delta Air Lines in 1987
World Airways		11		20	1		1		4
Zambia Airways				2				1

See also

• List of McDonnell Douglas MD-11 operators

References

1. DC-10 list Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine , planelist.net.
2. Roach, John; Eastwood, Anthony (July 2006). Jet Airliner Production List Volume 2. The Aviation Hobby Shop.
3. "US FAA broadens MD-11 grounding order to remaining DC-10 fleets". FlightGlobal. November 15, 2025. Retrieved November 15, 2025.