List of McDonnell Douglas MD-11 operators explained

See main article: article and McDonnell Douglas MD-11. This list of McDonnell Douglas MD-11 operators lists both current and former operators, in transport of cargo and passengers.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Operators

Airline	Country	Photo	MD-11	MD-11C	MD-11CF	MD-11ER	MD-11F	Still in operation	Notes
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.^[5]
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.^[6]
EVA Air			3				9		All later converted to freighters.^[7] ^[8]
FedEx Express							74		Most aircraft were acquired from American, China Airlines, Delta, and Swiss. World's largest MD-11 operator. To be retired.
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.^[9]
Korean Air			5						All later converted to freighter.
LTU International			4						All sold to Swissair.
Lufthansa Cargo							17		Last major airline to order MD-11s. Received the very last MD-11 produced.
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.
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			14
Swissair			20						One written off as Swissair Flight 111. Ceased operation in 2002 Transferred to Swiss International Air Lines.
Swissair Asia			5						Operated by Swissair. Ceased operations in 2002. All but one 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.
UPS Airlines							43		All were acquired from Varig, VASP, JAL, Thai, Swissair, Delta, and Lufthansa Cargo. To be retired.
USAfrica Airways			2						Leased from American Airlines.
Varig			23			3			Largest MD-11 passenger operator.
Varig Logística							2
VASP			9			1
Western Global Airlines							17
World Airways			9			2	9		Ceased operations in 2014.^[10]

a.Includes the converted MD-11BCF variants.

Orders and deliveries

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Orders
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

Notes and References

1. Web site: McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Production List. Planespotters.net.
2. http://www.planelist.net/types.html#md-11 MD-11
3. Book: Roach, John. Eastwood, Anthony. Jet Airliner Production List Volume 2. The Aviation Hobby Shop. July 2006.
4. 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.
5. http://www.aircargoworld.com/Air-Cargo-News/2013/04/av-cargo-launches-african-operations-for-avient-ltd/0813240 AV Cargo to fly for Avient
6. Web site: Etihad contracts World Airways for MD-11 freighter service. Flightglobal.com. October 9, 2007.
7. Web site: Taiwan's EVA Air ends MD-11 freighter operations.
8. "World Airliner Census", Flight International, August 24–30, 2010.
9. https://www.usatoday.com/story/todayinthesky/2014/10/26/the-md-11-makes-its-final-scheduled-passenger-flight/17959763/
10. http://www.worldairways.com/company-about.php About Us