FedEx, UPS Call Time On MD-11 Fleets

UPS MD-11 trijet

UPS MD-11 trijet

Credit: UPS
Air cargo giants FedEx and UPS, the two largest remaining operators of the McDonnell Douglas-developed MD-11 freighter, have both announced plans to begin retiring their fleets of aging trijets. Between them, FedEx and UPS currently operate 94 MD-11s, or almost half of the 200 aircraft delivered...
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Helen Massy-Beresford

Based in Paris, Helen Massy-Beresford covers European and Middle Eastern airlines, the European Commission’s air transport policy and the air cargo industry for Aviation Week & Space Technology and Aviation Daily.

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