List of McDonnell Douglas MD-11 operators

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This list of McDonnell Douglas MD-11 operators lists both current and former operators, in transport of cargo and passengers. [1] [2] [note 1]

Contents

Operators

AirlineCountryPhotosMD-11MD-11CMD-11CFMD-11ERMD-11F a Still in
operation
Notes
Aer Lingus Flag of Ireland.svg McDonnell Douglas MD-11, World Airways AN0122783.jpg 1Leased from World Airways.
Aeroflot-Cargo Flag of Russia.svg Aeroflot MD-11F VP-BDQ Osokin.jpg 3Merged back into Aeroflot in 2010.
Air Canada Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg McDonnell Douglas MD-11(F), World Airways Cargo JP6456755.jpg 1Operated by World Airways.
Air Namibia Flag of Namibia.svg Air Namibia MD-11 V5-NMD ZRH 2005-6-29.png 2
AirAsia Flag of Malaysia.svg 1Leased from World Airways.
Alitalia Flag of Italy.svg Alitalia McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Bidini.jpg 35MD-11Cs were later converted to freighters.
American Airlines Flag of the United States.svg McDonnell Douglas MD-11, American Airlines AN0214413.jpg 19Replaced with the Boeing 777.
AV Cargo Airlines Flag of Zimbabwe.svg 3Successor to Avient Aviation. [3]
Avianca Flag of Colombia.svg 1Leased from World Airways.
Avient Aviation Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Avient McDonnell Douglas MD-11F Bidini.jpg 2One written off as Flight 324.
Ceased operations in 2013.
Cargoitalia Flag of Italy.svg Cargoitalia McDonnell Douglas MD-11F Simon.jpg 3Ceased operations in 2011.
Centurion Air Cargo Flag of the United States.svg McDonnell Douglas MD-11(F) Centurion Cargo N988AR, LUX Luxembourg (Findel), Luxembourg PP1297172397.jpg 23Ceased operations in 2018.
China Airlines Flag of the Republic of China.svg China Airlines MD-11 (N489GX) departing Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport.jpg 5
China Cargo Airlines Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Cargo Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-11F Bidini.jpg 9
China Eastern Airlines Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Eastern Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-11 (B-2172 48496 496) (6387859989).jpg 5All were later converted to freighters.
Cielos Airlines Flag of Peru.svg Cielos del Peru McDonnell Douglas MD-11F KvW.jpg 1Leased from Gemini Air Cargo.
CityBird Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 101ae - City Bird MD-11; OO-CTB@ZRH;01.08.2000 (5134753083).jpg 5Ceased operations in 2001.
Delta Air Lines Flag of the United States.svg N815DE MD-11 Delta MAN 20APR02 (8137995090).jpg 17Replaced with the Boeing 777.
El Al Flag of Israel.svg El Al MD-11; N278WA, July 1998 BLV.jpg 2Leased from World Airways.
Ethiopian Airlines Flag of Ethiopia.svg McDonnell Douglas MD-11(F) Ethiopian Cargo ET-AML, LUX Luxembourg (Findel), Luxembourg PP1286617972.jpg 12Passenger variant leased from World Airways.
Etihad Airways Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2Operated by World Airways. [4]
EVA Air Flag of the Republic of China.svg EVA Air McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Gilliand.jpg 39All later converted to freighters. [5] [6]
FedEx Express Flag of the United States.svg McDonnell Douglas MD-11(F), FedEx - Federal Express AN1303463.jpg 7434Most aircraft were acquired from American, China Airlines, Delta, and Swiss.
World's largest MD-11 operator.
To be retired.
Finnair Flag of Finland.svg Finnair McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Bidini.jpg 52Launch customer.
Freighters converted from their own MD-11s.
Garuda Indonesia Flag of Indonesia.svg Garuda Indonesia McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Bidini.jpg 1125Several leased from World Airways.
Gemini Air Cargo Flag of the United States.svg Gemini Air Cargo McDonnell Douglas MD-11F Bidini.jpg 4Ceased operations in 2008.
Ghana Airways Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana Airways McDonnell Douglas MD-11 JetPix.jpg 1Leased from World Airways.
Global Africa Aviation Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Z-GAA MD11(F) Global Africa Cargo VKO UUWW (33534427161).jpg 3Ceased operations in 2019.
Japan Airlines Flag of Japan.svg Japan Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Monty.jpg 10All sold to UPS Airlines.
KLM Flag of the Netherlands.svg KLM McDonnell Douglas MD-11 PH-KCK Ingrid Bergman.jpg 10Last scheduled MD-11 passenger operation carried out on October 25, 2014. [7]
Korean Air Flag of South Korea.svg Korean Air McDonnell Douglas MD-11 JetPix.jpg 5All later converted to freighter.
LTU International Flag of Germany.svg LTU McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Aragao.jpg 4All sold to Swissair.
Lufthansa Cargo Flag of Germany.svg Lufthansa Cargo MD-11 D-ALCB.jpg 17Last major airline to order MD-11s.
Received the very last MD-11 produced. [6]
MASkargo Flag of Malaysia.svg N276WA 1 MD-11CF MASkargo LHR 17OCT98 (6897084333).jpg 21Leased from World Airways.
Malaysia Airlines Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia Airlines MD-11 takeoff.jpg 3Leased from World Airways.
Mandarin Airlines Flag of the Republic of China.svg 17ao - Mandarin Airlines MD-11; N489GX@ZRH;30.03.1998 (8297555341).jpg 5
Martinair Flag of the Netherlands.svg MD-11 Martinair CargoPH-MCW at Schiphol.JPG 42
Monarch Airlines Flag of the United Kingdom.svg N273WA 1 MD-11 Monarch-World MAN 14JUN98 (6893603911).jpg 11Leased from World Airways.
Nordic Global Airlines Flag of Finland.svg Nordic Global Airlines, OH-LGC, McDonnell Douglas MD-11F (16270616507).jpg 4Company operations in 2015.
Philippine Airlines Flag of the Philippines.svg 22Leased from World Airways.
Sabena Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 34bb - Sabena MD-11; OO-CTS@ZRH;07.08.1998 (5601117539).jpg 2Leased from CityBird.
Saudia Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg HZ-AND in AMS.jpg 24Two MD-11s were in VIP configuration. [6]
Shanghai Airlines Cargo Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai Airlines Cargo McDonnell Douglas MD-11F Bidini.jpg 4Integrated into China Cargo Airlines in 2011.
SkyLease Cargo Flag of the United States.svg McDonnell Douglas MD-11(F) Skylease Cargo N955AR, HHN Hahn, Germany PP1304333914.jpg 27
SonAir Flag of Angola.svg Sonair (World Airways) McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Sipila.jpg 1Leased from World Airways.
STAF Flag of Argentina.svg STAF Cargo MD11-F N276WA (6736085053).jpg 1Leased from World Airways.
Star Europe Flag of France.svg 1Operated by CityBird.
Swiss International Air Lines Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Swiss International Air Lines McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Jonsson.jpg 16
Swissair Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Swissair McDonnell Douglas MD-11 KvW.jpg 22One written off as Swissair Flight 111.
Ceased operation in 2002
Transferred to Swiss International Air Lines.
Swissair Asia Flag of the Republic of China.svg Swissair Asia McDonnell Douglas MD-11 HB-IWN (25262895362).jpg 2Ceased operations in 2001 all aircraft transferred back to Swissair.
TAM Linhas Aéreas Flag of Brazil.svg TAM McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Bidini.jpg 21
Thai Airways International Flag of Thailand.svg McDonnell Douglas MD-11, Thai Airways International AN0921067.jpg 4All sold to UPS Airlines.
Transmile Air Services Flag of Malaysia.svg Transmile Air Services McDonnell Douglas MD-11F Bidini.jpg 4All sold to FedEx Express.
UPS Airlines Flag of the United States.svg UPS Airlines MD-11F SYD Zhao.jpg 4331All were acquired from Varig, VASP, JAL, Thai, Swissair, Delta, and Lufthansa Cargo.
To be retired.
USAfrica Airways Flag of the United States.svg USAfrica MD-11, N1758B (8485777398).jpg 2Leased from American Airlines.
Varig Flag of Brazil.svg Varig MD-11 PP-VQX.jpg 233Largest MD-11 passenger operator.
Varig Logística Flag of Brazil.svg McDonnell Douglas MD-11(F), Varig Log AN1053311.jpg 2
VASP Flag of Brazil.svg 17bt - VASP MD-11; PP-SPM@ZRH;30.03.1998 (5552658473).jpg 91
Western Global Airlines Flag of the United States.svg West Global MD-11F N412SN Birmingham Airport UK.png 1717
World Airways Flag of the United States.svg World Airways McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Piotrowski.jpg 929Ceased operations in 2014. [8]

a. ^ Includes the converted MD-11BCF variants.

Orders and deliveries

Orders and deliveries sortable, presorted by customer
CustomerOrders
MD-11MD-11CMD-11CFMD-11ERMD-11FTotalGEPW
Alitalia 3588
American Airlines 191919
China Airlines 444
China Eastern Airlines 5166
City Bird 21321
Delta Air Lines 151515
EVA Air 381111
FedEx Express 2222193
Finnair 444
Garuda Indonesia 6399
GATX 111
Guinness Peat Aviation 1122
ILFC 41166
Japan Airlines 101010
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 222
KLM 101010
Korean Air 555
Lufthansa Cargo 141414
LTU International 444
Martinair 4266
Mitsui & Co. 555
Saudia 444
Swissair 161616
Thai Airways International 444
Varig 444
VASP 444
World Airways 222
Total1315565320011981

References

  1. MD-11, Planelist.net.
  2. Roach, John; Eastwood, Anthony (July 2006). Jet Airliner Production List Volume 2. The Aviation Hobby Shop.
  3. AV Cargo to fly for Avient
  4. "Etihad contracts World Airways for MD-11 freighter service". Flightglobal.com. October 9, 2007.
  5. "Taiwan's EVA Air ends MD-11 freighter operations".
  6. 1 2 3 "World Airliner Census", Flight International, August 24–30, 2010.
  7. . usatoday.com. Retrieved: November 2014.
  8. About Us. World Airways online.

Notes

  1. This list is missing the UPS fleet of approximately 35 aircraft. World Airways also operated 8 MD-11s: 3 PAX, 1 F, 2 CF, and 2 PAX ERs.