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By: 19th February 2010 at 21:24 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Love that thread title KT, but it should probably read 'AY ceases MD 11 operations'.:D:)
By: 19th February 2010 at 21:45 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Is there such a thing as a Boeing MD-11? I thought they were all made before Boeing took McDD over?
Paul
By: 20th February 2010 at 00:12 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Not in my book! The MD11 has been and always will be a product from McDonnell Douglas and has nothing to do with Boeing, except spares support these days I suppose. I once had a trip on a Finnair MD11 some years ago and before that a DC10 of the same carrier. On both trips the aircraft and crews were great. A shame to see both types pass into Finnair's history
By: 20th February 2010 at 04:48 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Newforest: Thanks for pointing that out. It was quite late in the night. :D
By: 20th February 2010 at 07:32 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-PMN - That's nothing.
I have seen references to "Boeing DC-3s"!!! :eek:
By: 23rd February 2010 at 07:57 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-I don't like how everything once made by Douglas, then McDonnell-Douglas is now referred to as Boeing - *
It sounds crap and spits on the heritage.
Back on topic: I'm surprised the MD-11 was ever profitable for Finnair. But, I guess even a broken clock shows the right time twice a day.
By: 23rd February 2010 at 08:59 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-I did my DEL-OSL trips via HEL mostly. The MD 11 flights were awesome, roomy and very comfortable.
The big bird shall be missed.
Here is the pic of the last MD 11 service into DEL...
By: 23rd February 2010 at 16:55 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-I flew this beauty only once ! (CDG-LAX) with DL 10 years ago.
My all time favorite. So long MD11, fortunately a lot of freighters are still flying.
Does KLM still operate it?
By: 23rd February 2010 at 19:59 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-I don't like how everything once made by Douglas, then McDonnell-Douglas is now referred to as Boeing - *
It sounds crap and spits on the heritage.
I could not have put it better myself, though I have to admit to preferring the DC10 ;)
By: 24th February 2010 at 02:55 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-I flew this beauty only once ! (CDG-LAX) with DL 10 years ago.
My all time favorite. So long MD11, fortunately a lot of freighters are still flying.Does KLM still operate it?
Yes KLM will operate the MD 11 through 2010.
By: 25th February 2010 at 04:51 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Couple of more pics from the last MD 11 departure at HEL...
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By: KabirT - 19th February 2010 at 17:58
Legendary Boeing MD-11 bids farewell to Finnair's passenger traffic.
Flight AY022 from Delhi to Helsinki on Monday, 22 February is the final
passenger flight in scheduled traffic of Finnair's MD-11 aircraft. Finnair
began its successful conquest of Asia with the wide-bodied MD-11 at the turn of
the millennium, and this type of aircraft has been in the company's service for
nearly 20 years.
To date Finnair's MD-11 fleet has behind it around 400,000 flying hours and
more than 50,000 landings. Overall, Finnair's MD-11s have carried around 14
million passengers.
"In 1990 Finnair introduced the MD-11 on a flight from Helsinki to Las Palmas,
becoming the first airline in the world to operate the aircraft. In its time
the aircraft, which is excellent in terms of its performance, represented
state-of-the-art technology," says MD-11 Fleet Chief Rabbe-Holger Wrede.
"Over the years Finnair has been one of the pioneers in the use of the best
modern technology and now it's the right time to move on to new, more
environmentally friendly aircraft. Our long-haul fleet now consists of Airbus
A330 and A340 aircraft. In 2014 our fleet will be further supplemented by
totally new Airbus A350 aircraft," explains Finnair's SVP Communications
Christer Haglund.
The company's long-haul fleet will now consist only of A340 and A330 aircraft,
which will harmonise the long-haul fleet with the European fleet and its A320
series aircraft. The fleet modernisation significantly improves both
profitability and environmental efficiency. The new Airbus long-haul aircraft
consume 20 per cent less fuel per passenger than the MD-11 they replace.
Of all the world's network airlines, Finnair now flies its scheduled flights
with the most modern fleet. The average age of Finnair's aircraft is under six
years.
The two MD-11 owned by Finnair are on sale. The possibility of continuing to
use them in Finnair's cargo traffic is also being assessed.
Finnair Plc
Communications
19.2.2010