This list of McDonnell Douglas MD-11 operators lists both former and current operators of the aircraft, in transport of cargo and passengers.[1][2][3][note 1]
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* | Current |
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Airline | Country | Photo | MD-11 | MD-11C | MD-11CF | MD-11ER | MD-11F | MD-11BCF | Notes | Refs. |
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Aer Lingus | ![]() |
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1 | Leased from World Airways | ||||||
Aeroflot-Cargo | ![]() |
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3 | |||||||
Air Canada | ![]() |
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1 | Operated by World Airways | ||||||
Air Namibia | ![]() |
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2 | |||||||
AirAsia | ![]() |
1 | Leased from World Airways | |||||||
Alitalia | ![]() |
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3 | 5 | 5 | MD-11Cs later converted to freight-only | ||||
American Airlines | ![]() |
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19 | Replaced with Boeing 777 aircraft | ||||||
ASACO | ![]() |
1 | Operated by Mid East Jet | |||||||
AV Cargo | ![]() |
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2 | Up to 3 due, new successor flying for Avient Aviation | [4] | |||||
Avianca | ![]() |
1 | Leased from World Airways | |||||||
Avient Aviation | ![]() |
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3 | |||||||
Cargoitalia | ![]() |
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3 | |||||||
Centurion Air Cargo | ![]() |
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4 | [5] | ||||||
China Airlines | ![]() |
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3 | |||||||
China Cargo Airlines | ![]() |
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3 | |||||||
China Eastern Airlines | ![]() |
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5 | All later converted to freighter. | ||||||
Cielos Airlines | ![]() |
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1 | Leased from Gemini Air Cargo | ||||||
CityBird | ![]() |
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6 | Two operated for SABENA | ||||||
Delta Air Lines | ![]() |
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17 | Replaced with Boeing 777 aircraft | ||||||
El Al | ![]() |
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2 | Operated by World Airways | ||||||
Ethiopian Airlines | ![]() |
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1 | 2 | Received its first MD-11F on January 31, 2009. Retired in 2015. Leased one MD-11 passenger variant from World Airways | [6][7] [8] | ||||
Etihad Airways | ![]() |
2 | Operated by World Airways | |||||||
EVA Air | ![]() |
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3 | 5 | All later converted to freighters; freighters phased out in March 2015 | [9][10] | ||||
FedEx Express | ![]() |
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59 | BCFs were acquired from American Airlines, China Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and Swiss International Air Lines. Largest MD-11 fleet |
[2][10] | |||||
Finnair | ![]() |
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7 | 1 | Launch customer, BCF converted from own MD-11 | |||||
Garuda Indonesia | ![]() |
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11 | 2 | 5 | |||||
Gemini Air Cargo | ![]() |
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4 | |||||||
Ghana Airways | ![]() |
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1 | Leased from World Airways. | ||||||
Global Africa Aviation | ![]() |
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1 | |||||||
Japan Airlines | ![]() |
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10 | |||||||
KLM | ![]() |
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10 | Last scheduled MD-11 passenger operation carried out on October 25, 2014. | [11] | |||||
Korean Air | ![]() |
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5 | 1 | 5 | All later converted to freighter. | ||||
LTU International Airways | ![]() |
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4 | |||||||
Lufthansa Cargo | ![]() |
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6 | 5 | The last major airline to order MD-11s. Received the very last MD-11 produced. BCFs coming from Alitalia (3) and VARIG (2). |
[10][12] | ||||
MASkargo | ![]() |
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2 | 1 | ||||||
Malaysia Airlines | ![]() |
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3 | Leased from World Airways | ||||||
Mandarin Airlines | ![]() |
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5 | |||||||
Martinair | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Mid East Jet | ![]() |
1 | Operated for ASACO | |||||||
Monarch Airlines | ![]() |
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1 | 2 | Leased from World Airways | |||||
Nordic Global Airlines | ![]() |
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4 | Company operations end 31 May 2015 | ||||||
Philippine Airlines | ![]() |
2 | 2 | |||||||
Sabena | ![]() |
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2 | Operated by CityBird | ||||||
Saudia | ![]() |
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2 | 4 | Two were MD-11s in VIP configuration. | [10][13] | ||||
Shanghai Airlines Cargo | ![]() |
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3 | Integrated into China Cargo Airlines | ||||||
SkyLease Cargo | ![]() |
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2 | 7 | Formerly Tradewinds Airlines | |||||
SonAir | ![]() |
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1 | Lease from World Airways | ||||||
STAF | ![]() |
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1 | |||||||
Star Airlines | ![]() |
1 | ||||||||
Swiss International Air Lines | ![]() |
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14 | Formerly Swissair fleet | ||||||
Swissair | ![]() |
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20 | One written off as Swissair Flight 111. Ceased operation on the 31st of March 2002 Transferred to Swiss International Air Lines Largest MD-11 passenger fleet |
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TAM Linhas Aéreas | ![]() |
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2 | 1 | ||||||
Thai Airways | ![]() |
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4 | |||||||
UPS | ![]() |
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39 | From Varig, VASP, JAL,Thai, Swissair, Delta. 2 used aircraft from Lufthansa Cargo joined the fleet in February 2020. |
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USAfrica Airways | ![]() |
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2 | Leased from American Airlines | ||||||
Varig | ![]() |
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24 | 2 | largest Brazilian MD-11 passenger fleet | |||||
Varig Logistica | ![]() |
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2 | |||||||
VASP | ![]() |
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9 | 1 | ||||||
Western Global Airlines | ![]() |
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5 | 6 | 9 currently flying, 2 pending addition to the certificate | |||||
World Airways | ![]() |
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9 | 2 | 9 | [1][15][7][16] |