The MD-11 was a failure for McDonnell Douglas, which merged with Boeing in 1997. It was also a failure for most passenger ...

April 15, 1999 – Korean Air MD-11 cargo flight crashed shortly after take off from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport bound for Seoul. The plane’s three crew and six people on the ground were killed ...

FedEx has switched from downsizing to incrementally growing its air cargo fleet by ordering large 777 freighters and postponing plans to retire older MD-11 jets. The post FedEx orders Boeing 777 ...

The McDonnell Douglas MD-11, ... – A Federal Express cargo plane flipped over and burned during landing at Newark International Airport on Aug. 1, 1997. The crew escaped injury.

SHANGHAI — A Zimbabwe-registered cargo plane crashed in flames during takeoff from Shanghai’s main airport today, killing three American crew members and injuring four others on board.

Lufthansa Cargo made its last McDonnell-Douglas MD-11 flight last week and has sold three of the aircraft to Florida-based Western Global Airlines.

Listen in as Aviation Week editors discuss the McDonnell Douglas MD-11’s legacy ... I've got some great flights on the MD-11 too. Lufthansa Cargo used ... McDonnell Douglas aircraft are well ...

Overpromises aside, when it came to hauling goods around the world, the aircraft stood out — so the MD-11 found its true calling in the cargo industry. McDonnell Douglas made 53 of these planes ...

SHANGHAI — A Zimbabwe-registered cargo plane crashed in flames during takeoff from Shanghai’s main airport Saturday, killing three American crew members and injuring four others on board. The ...

Boeing Capital Corp. has completed the transition of two MD-11 Boeing converted freighters (BCF) on multi-year leases to the UK’s AV Cargo. It has begun service from the operator’s base in ...

A Zimbabwe-registered cargo plane crashed in flames during takeoff from Shanghai's main airport on Saturday, killing three American crew members and injuring four others on board. The accident ...

FedEx currently operates 57 Boeing 777 freighters and has two deliveries from its 2018 order scheduled this year. The decision to acquire more widebody cargo jets and hold on to the MD-11s is ...