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.

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.

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 today, killing three American crew members and injuring four others on board.

The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 freighter aircraft was carrying "general cargo, such as electronics," and "nothing of any sensitive nature," said Simon Clarke, chief operating officer of Zimbabwe ...

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 ...

Lufthansa Cargo made its last MD-11 flight on Sunday and has sold three of the aircraft to Florida-based Western Global Airlines. Flight LH8161 from New York touched down just after noon local ...