Are there any DC-10s still flying?
In February 2014, the DC-10 made its last commercial passenger flight. Cargo airlines continued to operate it as a freighter.
When was the DC-10 discontinued?
The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 was a notable, and even notorious, part of American Airlines’ long-haul fleet. With 66 DC-10s registered with the airline, many were delivered throughout the 70s and 80s, even joining in the late 90s. However, the aircraft was retired from the fleet in October of 2000.
How many flight attendants does a DC-10 have?
eight flight attendants
The airplane was carrying just 56 passengers (the wide-body had the capacity for 206), plus 11 crew members, which included eight flight attendants and the three-man cockpit crew. (At the time, the DC-10 required a flight engineer.)
What awaits the airline industry’s final DC-10 passenger flight?
But what sort of retirement party awaits the airline industry’s final scheduled DC-10 passenger flight? The final-flight honor goes to Bangladesh Biman Airlines, operator of the world’s last passenger DC-10 — which the airline says will be making its final scheduled flight on December 7, on an otherwise routine flight.
How long does it take to retrofit a DC-10 to FedEx?
Flight deck retrofit. In the first phase of the FedEx MD-10 program, Douglas Products Division will convert passenger-configured DC-10s to freighters and redeliver them to FedEx. The conversion program, which began in February 1997, takes about 120 days per airplane.
What’s it like to fly a DC-10?
“The DC-10 is a reliable airplane, fun to fly, roomy and quiet. Kind of like flying an old Cadillac Fleetwood,” noted a spokesman for the Northwest chapter of the Air Line Pilots Association when the planes were shelved in the United States six years ago.
What is an MD-10 retrofit?
MD-10 Program The MD-10 program allows operators to retrofit DC-10s with a new, advanced- technology flight deck. Benefits of the retrofit include a two-person flight deck, weight savings, increased reliability, and commonality with the MD-11 fleet.