McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Allied Air Cargo Model

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Our MyMahoganyModel McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Allied Air Cargo Model model exhibits unique, unrivaled quality and detailed design to come as close as possible to the accuracy of the actual plane. It comes as standard with a robust, durable base or stand which is available in a variety of different finishes designed to match your own personal requirements including solid wood, wood with polished metal supports or adjustable wood wall mount and will be ready within about 9-10 weeks from placement of order.

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In August 2008, a total of 188 MD-11 aircraft (all variants) were in airline service, including FedEx Express (58), UPS Airlines (36), Lufthansa Cargo (19), World Airways (11), KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (10) and other operators with fewer aircraft of the type.
Cargo Operators
+Aeroflot-Cargo+. (3) – The Russian airline is to receive at least six MD-11F from 2008. Two aircraft are currently stored.
+Centurion Air Cargo+. – The Miami-based company specialized in Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance and Insurance (ACMI) wet-leases has taken delivery of a former Gemini Air Cargo MD-11F. The aircraft has been ferried from Goodyear in Arizona, where it was stored, to Miami in Florida on December 13, 2008, and appears in the airlines new identity Centurion Cargo and colors scheme.
+China Cargo Airlines+. (6) – This is a joint venture between China Eastern Airlines and China Ocean Shipping utilizing six former China Eastern aircraft.
+Ethiopian Airlines+. has signed an agreement to purchase an MD-11 which will be delivered in January 2009 following its conversion to freighter. The airline has also announced that it intends to lease a second MD-11F for delivery at the end of 2009.27 Since that deal was signed, the aircraft intended for the African carrier has been reallocated to FedEx.28 Its not yet known whether the deal fell through or has been delayed.
+EVA Air Cargo+. (8) – One member of the fleet was previously a passenger MD-11 and converted to freighter in 2003.
+FedEx Express+. (58) – The fleet is composed of 21 newly delivered aircraft and 37 second hand passenger aircraft converted to freighter coming from American Airlines, China Airlines, Delta Air Lines and Swiss International Airlines. The express carrier is to add two former TAM aircraft to its fleet, both previously intended for Aeroflot Cargo and Ethiopian Airlines.
+Lufthansa Cargo+. (19) – This airline was the last major to order MD-11s and received 14 of the freighter, including the very last MD-11 produced. In 2004 and 2005 it added to its fleet five former Alitalia (3) and Varig (2) passenger aircraft after having them converted to freighter.
+Martinair Cargo+. (7) – The Dutch company trijet fleet is composed of four MD-11CF currently used only for cargo flights as well as two newly delivered MD-11Fs and a former Swiss MD-11 converted to freighter.
+Saudi Arabian Airlines+. (4) – All newly delivered in December 1997 and January 1998 and operated on flights to Addis Ababa, Bangkok, Brussels, Hong Kong, Khartoum and Shanghai.
+Shanghai Airlines+. (4) – The Pudong International Airport based airline is currently utilizing four former EVA Air MD-11Fs.
+UPS Airlines+. (38) – UPS fleet of MD-11Fs is exclusively composed of second hand passenger aircraft converted having previously served with Delta Air Lines, Japan Air Lines, Thai Airways International, Swissair, VARIG, VASP and World Airways.
+World Airways+. (9) – Of the nine aircraft only one was built as freighter. Two were previously MD-11CFs and converted in 2002, two are former Korean Air aircraft, while the last one is the next to last MD-11 passenger built and converted to freighter in October 2006. The Peachtree City-headquartered airline has now added three more MD-11Fs, all formerly part of Gemini Air Cargo fleet.
Former operators
Former operators with highest number of aircraft for each in parentheses.
Former passenger operators
+Aer Lingus+. MD-11 (1)
+Air Asia+. MD-11ER (2)
+Air Namibia+. MD-11 (2)
+Alitalia+. MD-11 (3), MD-11C (5) later converted to freighter.
+American Airlines+. MD-11 (19)
+Avianca MD-11ER+. (1)
+China Airlines+. MD-11 (5)
+China Eastern Airlines+. MD-11 (5) – all later converted to freighter.
+City Bird+. MD-11 (6) – two operated for SABENA.
+Delta Air Lines+. MD-11 (17)
+El Al+. MD-11ER (2)
+Ethiopian Airlines+. MD-11 (1)
+EVA Air+. MD-11 (3) – all later converted to MD-11F.
+Garuda+. Indonesia MD-11 (11), MD-11CF (2), MD-11ER (5)
+Ghana Airways+. MD-11 (1)
+Japan Air Lines+. MD-11 (10)
+Korean Air+. MD-11 (5), later converted to MD-11F.
+LTU+. International Airways MD-11 (4)
+Malaysia Airlines+. MD-11 (3)
+Mandarin Airlines+. MD-11 (5)
+Monarch Airlines+. MD-11 (1), MD-11ER (2)
+Philippine Airlines+. MD-11CF (2), MD-11ER (2)
+SABENA+. MD-11 (2)
+Star Europe+. MD-11 (1)
+Saudi Arabian Airlines+. (2)
+Swiss International+. Air Lines MD-11 (14)
+Swissair+. MD-11 (20)
+TAM Linhas Aereas+. (3)
+Thai Airways International+. MD-11 (4)
+Transaer+. MD-11ER (1)
+US Africa Airways+. MD-11 (2)
+Varig+. MD-11 (23), MD-11ER (3)
+VASP+. MD-11 (9), MD-11ER (1)
Former cargo operators
+Cielos Airlines+. MD-11CF (1)
+Gemini Air Cargo+. MD-11F (4)
+Korean Air+. MD-11F (5) – all converted from MD-11.
+MASkargo+. MD-11CF (2), MD-11F (1)
+Servicios de Transportes Aereos Fueguinos+. MD-11CF (1)
+Transmile Air Services+. MD-11F (4)
+Varig Logistic+.a MD-11F (2)
Courtesy Wikipedia