This list of McDonnell Douglas MD-11 operators lists both current and former operators, in transport of cargo and passengers. [1] [2] [3] [note 1]
Airline | Country | Photo | MD-11 | MD-11C | MD-11CF | MD-11ER | MD-11F a | Still in operation |
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Aer Lingus |
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1 | Leased from World Airways. | |||||
Aeroflot-Cargo |
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3 | Merged back into Aeroflot in 2010. | |||||
Air Canada |
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1 | Operated by World Airways. | |||||
Air Namibia |
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2 | ||||||
AirAsia |
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1 | Leased from World Airways. | ||||||
Alitalia |
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3 | 5 | MD-11Cs were later converted to freighters. | ||||
American Airlines |
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19 | Replaced with the Boeing 777. | |||||
AV Cargo Airlines |
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3 | Successor to Avient Aviation. [4] | ||||||
Avianca |
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1 | Leased from World Airways. | ||||||
Avient Aviation |
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2 | One written off as
Flight 324. Ceased operations in 2013. | |||||
Cargoitalia |
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3 | Ceased operations in 2011. | |||||
Centurion Air Cargo |
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2 | 3 | Ceased operations in 2018. | ||||
China Airlines |
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5 | ||||||
China Cargo Airlines |
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9 | ||||||
China Eastern Airlines |
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5 | All were later converted to freighters. | |||||
Cielos Airlines |
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1 | Leased from Gemini Air Cargo. | |||||
CityBird |
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5 | Ceased operations in 2001. | |||||
Delta Air Lines |
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17 | Replaced with the Boeing 777. | |||||
El Al |
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2 | Leased from World Airways. | |||||
Ethiopian Airlines |
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1 | 2 | Passenger variant leased from World Airways. | ||||
Etihad Airways |
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2 | Operated by World Airways. [5] | ||||||
EVA Air |
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3 | 9 | All later converted to freighters. [6] [7] | ||||
FedEx Express |
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75 | 34 | Most aircraft were acquired from American Airlines, China Airlines, Delta, and Swiss. World's largest MD-11 operator. To be retired. | ||||
Finnair |
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5 | 2 | Launch customer. Frieghters converted from their own MD-11s. | ||||
Garuda Indonesia |
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11 | 2 | 5 | Several leased from World Airways. | |||
Gemini Air Cargo |
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4 | Ceased operations in 2008. | |||||
Ghana Airways |
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1 | Leased from World Airways. | |||||
Global Africa Aviation |
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3 | Ceased operations in 2019. | |||||
Japan Airlines |
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10 | All sold to UPS Airlines. | |||||
KLM |
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10 | Last scheduled MD-11 passenger operation carried out on October 25, 2014. [8] | |||||
Korean Air |
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5 | All later converted to freighter. | |||||
LTU International |
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4 | All sold to Swissair. | |||||
Lufthansa Cargo |
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17 | Last major airline to order MD-11s. Received the very last MD-11 produced. [7] | |||||
MASkargo |
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2 | 1 | Leased from World Airways. | ||||
Malaysia Airlines |
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3 | Leased from World Airways. | |||||
Mandarin Airlines |
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5 | ||||||
Martinair |
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4 | 2 | |||||
Monarch Airlines |
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1 | 1 | Leased from World Airways. | ||||
Nordic Global Airlines |
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4 | Company operations in 2015. | |||||
Philippine Airlines |
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2 | 2 | Leased from World Airways. | |||||
Sabena |
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2 | Leased from CityBird. | |||||
Saudia |
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2 | 4 | Two MD-11s were in VIP configuration. [7] | ||||
Shanghai Airlines Cargo |
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4 | Integrated into China Cargo Airlines in 2011. | |||||
SkyLease Cargo |
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2 | 7 | |||||
SonAir |
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1 | Leased from World Airways. | |||||
STAF |
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1 | Leased from World Airways. | |||||
Star Europe |
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1 | Operated by CityBird. | ||||||
Swiss International Air Lines |
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14 | ||||||
Swissair |
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20 | One written off as
Swissair Flight 111. Ceased operation in 2002 Transferred to Swiss International Air Lines. | |||||
Swissair Asia |
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5 | Operated by Swissair. Ceased operations in 2001. All but one transferred to Swissair and later Swiss. | |||||
TAM Linhas Aéreas |
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2 | 1 | |||||
Thai Airways International |
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4 | All sold to UPS Airlines. | |||||
Transmile Air Services |
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4 | All sold to FedEx Express. | |||||
UPS Airlines |
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43 | 31 | All were acquired from Varig, VASP, JAL, Thai, Swissair, Delta, and Lufthansa Cargo. To be retired. | ||||
USAfrica Airways |
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2 | Leased from American Airlines. | |||||
Varig |
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23 | 3 | Largest MD-11 passenger operator. | ||||
Varig Logística |
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2 | ||||||
VASP |
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9 | 1 | |||||
Western Global Airlines |
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17 | 17 | |||||
World Airways |
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9 | 2 | 9 | Ceased operations in 2014. [9] |
a. ^ Includes the converted MD-11BCF variants.
Customer | Orders | |||||||
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MD-11 | MD-11C | MD-11CF | MD-11ER | MD-11F | Total | GE | PW | |
Alitalia | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | ||||
American Airlines | 19 | 19 | 19 | |||||
China Airlines | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||
China Eastern Airlines | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | ||||
City Bird | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||
Delta Air Lines | 15 | 15 | 15 | |||||
EVA Air | 3 | 8 | 11 | 11 | ||||
FedEx Express | 22 | 22 | 19 | 3 | ||||
Finnair | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||
Garuda Indonesia | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9 | ||||
GATX | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
Guinness Peat Aviation | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||
ILFC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | |||
Japan Airlines | 10 | 10 | 10 | |||||
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||
KLM | 10 | 10 | 10 | |||||
Korean Air | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||||
Lufthansa Cargo | 14 | 14 | 14 | |||||
LTU International | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||
Martinair | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||
Mitsui & Co. | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||||
Saudia | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||
Swissair | 16 | 16 | 16 | |||||
Thai Airways International | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||
Varig | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||
VASP | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||
World Airways | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||
Total | 131 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 53 | 200 | 119 | 81 |
This list of McDonnell Douglas MD-11 operators lists both current and former operators, in transport of cargo and passengers. [1] [2] [3] [note 1]
Airline | Country | Photo | MD-11 | MD-11C | MD-11CF | MD-11ER | MD-11F a | Still in operation |
Notes |
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Aer Lingus |
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1 | Leased from World Airways. | |||||
Aeroflot-Cargo |
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3 | Merged back into Aeroflot in 2010. | |||||
Air Canada |
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1 | Operated by World Airways. | |||||
Air Namibia |
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2 | ||||||
AirAsia |
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1 | Leased from World Airways. | ||||||
Alitalia |
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3 | 5 | MD-11Cs were later converted to freighters. | ||||
American Airlines |
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19 | Replaced with the Boeing 777. | |||||
AV Cargo Airlines |
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3 | Successor to Avient Aviation. [4] | ||||||
Avianca |
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1 | Leased from World Airways. | ||||||
Avient Aviation |
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2 | One written off as
Flight 324. Ceased operations in 2013. | |||||
Cargoitalia |
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3 | Ceased operations in 2011. | |||||
Centurion Air Cargo |
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2 | 3 | Ceased operations in 2018. | ||||
China Airlines |
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5 | ||||||
China Cargo Airlines |
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9 | ||||||
China Eastern Airlines |
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5 | All were later converted to freighters. | |||||
Cielos Airlines |
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1 | Leased from Gemini Air Cargo. | |||||
CityBird |
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5 | Ceased operations in 2001. | |||||
Delta Air Lines |
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17 | Replaced with the Boeing 777. | |||||
El Al |
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2 | Leased from World Airways. | |||||
Ethiopian Airlines |
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1 | 2 | Passenger variant leased from World Airways. | ||||
Etihad Airways |
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2 | Operated by World Airways. [5] | ||||||
EVA Air |
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3 | 9 | All later converted to freighters. [6] [7] | ||||
FedEx Express |
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75 | 34 | Most aircraft were acquired from American Airlines, China Airlines, Delta, and Swiss. World's largest MD-11 operator. To be retired. | ||||
Finnair |
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5 | 2 | Launch customer. Frieghters converted from their own MD-11s. | ||||
Garuda Indonesia |
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11 | 2 | 5 | Several leased from World Airways. | |||
Gemini Air Cargo |
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4 | Ceased operations in 2008. | |||||
Ghana Airways |
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1 | Leased from World Airways. | |||||
Global Africa Aviation |
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3 | Ceased operations in 2019. | |||||
Japan Airlines |
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10 | All sold to UPS Airlines. | |||||
KLM |
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10 | Last scheduled MD-11 passenger operation carried out on October 25, 2014. [8] | |||||
Korean Air |
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5 | All later converted to freighter. | |||||
LTU International |
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4 | All sold to Swissair. | |||||
Lufthansa Cargo |
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17 | Last major airline to order MD-11s. Received the very last MD-11 produced. [7] | |||||
MASkargo |
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2 | 1 | Leased from World Airways. | ||||
Malaysia Airlines |
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3 | Leased from World Airways. | |||||
Mandarin Airlines |
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5 | ||||||
Martinair |
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4 | 2 | |||||
Monarch Airlines |
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1 | 1 | Leased from World Airways. | ||||
Nordic Global Airlines |
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4 | Company operations in 2015. | |||||
Philippine Airlines |
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2 | 2 | Leased from World Airways. | |||||
Sabena |
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2 | Leased from CityBird. | |||||
Saudia |
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2 | 4 | Two MD-11s were in VIP configuration. [7] | ||||
Shanghai Airlines Cargo |
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4 | Integrated into China Cargo Airlines in 2011. | |||||
SkyLease Cargo |
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2 | 7 | |||||
SonAir |
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1 | Leased from World Airways. | |||||
STAF |
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1 | Leased from World Airways. | |||||
Star Europe |
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1 | Operated by CityBird. | ||||||
Swiss International Air Lines |
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14 | ||||||
Swissair |
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20 | One written off as
Swissair Flight 111. Ceased operation in 2002 Transferred to Swiss International Air Lines. | |||||
Swissair Asia |
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5 | Operated by Swissair. Ceased operations in 2001. All but one transferred to Swissair and later Swiss. | |||||
TAM Linhas Aéreas |
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2 | 1 | |||||
Thai Airways International |
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4 | All sold to UPS Airlines. | |||||
Transmile Air Services |
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4 | All sold to FedEx Express. | |||||
UPS Airlines |
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43 | 31 | All were acquired from Varig, VASP, JAL, Thai, Swissair, Delta, and Lufthansa Cargo. To be retired. | ||||
USAfrica Airways |
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2 | Leased from American Airlines. | |||||
Varig |
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23 | 3 | Largest MD-11 passenger operator. | ||||
Varig Logística |
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2 | ||||||
VASP |
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9 | 1 | |||||
Western Global Airlines |
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17 | 17 | |||||
World Airways |
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9 | 2 | 9 | Ceased operations in 2014. [9] |
a. ^ Includes the converted MD-11BCF variants.
Customer | Orders | |||||||
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MD-11 | MD-11C | MD-11CF | MD-11ER | MD-11F | Total | GE | PW | |
Alitalia | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | ||||
American Airlines | 19 | 19 | 19 | |||||
China Airlines | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||
China Eastern Airlines | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | ||||
City Bird | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||
Delta Air Lines | 15 | 15 | 15 | |||||
EVA Air | 3 | 8 | 11 | 11 | ||||
FedEx Express | 22 | 22 | 19 | 3 | ||||
Finnair | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||
Garuda Indonesia | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9 | ||||
GATX | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
Guinness Peat Aviation | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||
ILFC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | |||
Japan Airlines | 10 | 10 | 10 | |||||
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||
KLM | 10 | 10 | 10 | |||||
Korean Air | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||||
Lufthansa Cargo | 14 | 14 | 14 | |||||
LTU International | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||
Martinair | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||
Mitsui & Co. | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||||
Saudia | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||
Swissair | 16 | 16 | 16 | |||||
Thai Airways International | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||
Varig | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||
VASP | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||
World Airways | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||
Total | 131 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 53 | 200 | 119 | 81 |