List of McDonnell Douglas MD-11 operators

Main article: McDonnell Douglas MD-11

This list of McDonnell Douglas MD-11 operators lists current and former operators, in transport of cargo and passengers.[1][2][note 1] However, as of November 2025, both remaining operators have grounded their fleet due to the crash of Flight 2976.[3]

Current

Airline Country Photos MD-11 MD-11C MD-11CF MD-11ER MD-11Fa In service Notes
FedEx Express 74 28
(grounded) 		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. Set to return to service by May 31st[4]
Western Global Airlines 17 3?
(grounded) 		GE engines only.

Former

Airline Country Photos MD-11 MD-11C MD-11CF MD-11ER MD-11Fa 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 5 Ceased operations in 2018.
China Airlines 5
China Cargo Airlines 9
China Eastern Airlines 6 All were later converted to freighters.
Cielos Airlines 1 Leased from Gemini Air Cargo.
CityBird 6 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]
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.
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.[8]
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 Ceased 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.[8]
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.
UPS Airlines 43 All were acquired from Varig, VASP, JAL, Thai, Swissair, Delta, and Lufthansa Cargo.

Mix of GE and PW engines.

Retired after UPS Airlines Flight 2976.[10] Aircraft are scattered about North America, with aircraft being "Abandoned" by crews where they were after UPS grounded all MD-11s.

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.[11]

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

Orders and deliveries

Orders and deliveries sortable, presorted by customer[12]
Customer 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

References

  1. ^ MD-11, Planelist.net.
  2. ^ Roach, John; Eastwood, Anthony (July 2006). Jet Airliner Production List Volume 2. The Aviation Hobby Shop.
  3. ^ "UPS and Fedex ground MD-11s, the type of plane in Louisville crash". NBC News. November 7, 2025. Archived from the original on November 8, 2025. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
  4. ^ https://www.airwaysmag.com/new-post/fedex-may-31-return-its-md-11-freighters
  5. ^ AV Cargo to fly for Avient
  6. ^ "Etihad contracts World Airways for MD-11 freighter service". Flightglobal.com. October 9, 2007.
  7. ^ "Taiwan's EVA Air ends MD-11 freighter operations".
  8. ^ a b c "World Airliner Census", Flight International, August 24–30, 2010.
  9. ^ [1]. usatoday.com. Retrieved: November 2014.
  10. ^ Kulisch, Eric (January 27, 2026). "UPS won't resurrect MD-11 fleet after deadly crash, takes $137M charge". FreightWaves. Retrieved January 27, 2026.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ About Us. World Airways online.
  12. ^ "Orders & Deliveries". Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Retrieved 2025-12-26.

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.
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