by Spyros Georgilidakis | Oct 16, 2021 | News
Lufthansa, the last MD-11 operator in Europe, had to keep its last of these jets for an extra couple of flights, due to strong cargo demand! It was going to be a low-key send-off, but with the odd sign of appreciation. The airline put a “Thank you MD-11, Farewell”...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Oct 1, 2021 | News
Lufthansa will soon retire the last MD-11F operating anywhere in Europe, as they add two 777F freighters to service – including a cheeky one. We have seen cargo operations booming in the last 18 months. Obviously, the pandemic had an enormous impact, given the loss of...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Aug 12, 2021 | News
A UPS crew flying an MD-11 freighter had a tail strike while attempting to land in Phoenix, Arizona. There were no reported injuries. The incident happened on Wednesday, the 11th of August. The UPS MD-11 crew were performing flight 5X-2876. This took them from...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Jul 1, 2021 | News
Many people know of the DC-10 and the MD-11 tri-jets, but where does the MD-10 designation comes from? And how is it special? As many aviation enthusiasts know, the DC-10 tri-jet was one of the three original “Jumbos”. The other two were the Lockheed L-1011 Tristar...
