This list of McDonnell Douglas MD-11 operators lists current and former operators, in transport of cargo and passengers. [1] [2] [note 1]
Airline | Country | Photos | MD-11 | MD-11C | MD-11CF | MD-11ER | MD-11F a | In service | Notes |
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FedEx Express | ![]() | ![]() | 74 | 25 | Most aircraft were acquired from American, China Airlines, Delta, and Swiss. Mix of GE and PW engines. World's largest MD-11 operator. To be retired in 2032. | ||||
UPS Airlines | ![]() | ![]() | 43 | 28 | All were acquired from Varig, VASP, JAL, Thai, Swissair, Delta, and Lufthansa Cargo. Mix of GE and PW engines. To be retired. | ||||
Western Global Airlines | ![]() | ![]() | 17 | 15 | GE engines only. |
Airline | Country | Photos | MD-11 | MD-11C | MD-11CF | MD-11ER | MD-11F a | Notes |
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Aer Lingus | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | Leased from World Airways. | ||||
Aeroflot-Cargo | ![]() | ![]() | 3 | Merged back into Aeroflot in 2010. | ||||
Air Canada | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | Operated by World Airways. | ||||
Air Namibia | ![]() | ![]() | 2 | |||||
AirAsia | ![]() | 1 | Leased from World Airways. | |||||
Alitalia | ![]() | ![]() | 3 | 5 | MD-11Cs were later converted to freighters. | |||
American Airlines | ![]() | ![]() | 19 | Replaced with the Boeing 777. | ||||
AV Cargo Airlines | ![]() | 3 | Successor to Avient Aviation. [3] | |||||
Avianca | ![]() | 1 | Leased from World Airways. | |||||
Avient Aviation | ![]() | ![]() | 2 | One written off as Flight 324. Ceased operations in 2013. | ||||
Cargoitalia | ![]() | ![]() | 3 | Ceased operations in 2011. | ||||
Centurion Air Cargo | ![]() | ![]() | 2 | 3 | Ceased operations in 2018. | |||
China Airlines | ![]() | ![]() | 5 | |||||
China Cargo Airlines | ![]() | ![]() | 9 | |||||
China Eastern Airlines | ![]() | ![]() | 5 | All were later converted to freighters. | ||||
Cielos Airlines | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | Leased from Gemini Air Cargo. | ||||
CityBird | ![]() | ![]() | 5 | Ceased operations in 2001. | ||||
Delta Air Lines | ![]() | ![]() | 17 | Replaced with the Boeing 777. | ||||
El Al | ![]() | ![]() | 2 | Leased from World Airways. | ||||
Ethiopian Airlines | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 2 | Passenger variant leased from World Airways. | |||
Etihad Airways | ![]() | ![]() | 2 | Operated by World Airways. [4] | ||||
EVA Air | ![]() | ![]() | 3 | 9 | All later converted to freighters. [5] [6] | |||
Finnair | ![]() | ![]() | 5 | 2 | Launch customer. Freighters converted from their own MD-11s. | |||
Garuda Indonesia | ![]() | ![]() | 11 | 2 | 5 | Several leased from World Airways. | ||
Gemini Air Cargo | ![]() | ![]() | 4 | Ceased operations in 2008. | ||||
Ghana Airways | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | Leased from World Airways. | ||||
Global Africa Aviation | ![]() | ![]() | 3 | Ceased operations in 2019. | ||||
Japan Airlines | ![]() | ![]() | 10 | All sold to UPS Airlines. | ||||
KLM | ![]() | ![]() | 10 | Last scheduled MD-11 passenger operation carried out on October 25, 2014. [7] | ||||
Korean Air | ![]() | ![]() | 5 | All later converted to freighter. One later crashed as Flight 6316. | ||||
LTU International | ![]() | ![]() | 4 | All sold to Swissair. | ||||
Lufthansa Cargo | ![]() | ![]() | 17 | Last major airline to order MD-11s. Received the very last MD-11 produced. [6] | ||||
MASkargo | ![]() | ![]() | 2 | 1 | Leased from World Airways. | |||
Malaysia Airlines | ![]() | ![]() | 3 | Leased from World Airways. | ||||
Mandarin Airlines | ![]() | ![]() | 5 | |||||
Martinair | ![]() | | 4 | 2 | ||||
Monarch Airlines | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 1 | Leased from World Airways. | |||
Nordic Global Airlines | ![]() | ![]() | 4 | Company operations in 2015. | ||||
Philippine Airlines | ![]() | 2 | 2 | Leased from World Airways. | ||||
Sabena | ![]() | ![]() | 2 | Leased from CityBird. | ||||
Saudia | ![]() | ![]() | 2 | 4 | Two MD-11s were in VIP configuration. [6] | |||
Shanghai Airlines Cargo | ![]() | ![]() | 4 | Integrated into China Cargo Airlines in 2011. | ||||
SkyLease Cargo | ![]() | ![]() | 2 | 7 | ||||
SonAir | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | Leased from World Airways. | ||||
STAF | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | Leased from World Airways. | ||||
Star Europe | ![]() | 1 | Operated by CityBird. | |||||
Swiss International Air Lines | ![]() | ![]() | 16 | |||||
Swissair | ![]() | ![]() | 22 | One written off as Swissair Flight 111. Ceased operation in 2002 Transferred to Swiss International Air Lines. | ||||
Swissair Asia | ![]() | ![]() | 2 | Ceased operations in 2001 all aircraft transferred back to Swissair. | ||||
TAM Linhas Aéreas | ![]() | ![]() | 2 | 1 | ||||
Thai Airways International | ![]() | ![]() | 4 | All sold to UPS Airlines. | ||||
Transmile Air Services | ![]() | ![]() | 4 | All sold to FedEx Express. | ||||
USAfrica Airways | ![]() | ![]() | 2 | Leased from American Airlines. | ||||
Varig | ![]() | ![]() | 23 | 3 | Largest MD-11 passenger operator. | |||
Varig Logística | ![]() | ![]() | 2 | |||||
VASP | ![]() | ![]() | 9 | 1 | ||||
World Airways | ![]() | ![]() | 9 | 2 | 9 | Ceased operations in 2014. [8] |
a. ^ Includes the converted MD-11BCF variants.
Customer | Orders | |||||||
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MD-11 | MD-11C | MD-11CF | MD-11ER | MD-11F | Total | GE | PW | |
Alitalia | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | ||||
American Airlines | 19 | 19 | 19 | |||||
China Airlines | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||
China Eastern Airlines | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | ||||
City Bird | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||
Delta Air Lines | 15 | 15 | 15 | |||||
EVA Air | 3 | 8 | 11 | 11 | ||||
FedEx Express | 22 | 22 | 19 | 3 | ||||
Finnair | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||
Garuda Indonesia | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9 | ||||
GATX | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
Guinness Peat Aviation | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||
ILFC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | |||
Japan Airlines | 10 | 10 | 10 | |||||
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||
KLM | 10 | 10 | 10 | |||||
Korean Air | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||||
Lufthansa Cargo | 14 | 14 | 14 | |||||
LTU International | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||
Martinair | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||
Mitsui & Co. | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||||
Saudia | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||
Swissair | 16 | 16 | 16 | |||||
Thai Airways International | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||
Varig | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||
VASP | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||
World Airways | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||
Total | 131 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 53 | 200 | 119 | 81 |