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

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.
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