McDonnell Douglas MD-11F MSN 48573
Registration N279UP · UPS
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29 Oct 2026
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McDonnell Douglas MD-11, serial number 48573. Delivered to MdD, registered N90187. Seen 31 Oct 1993 Long Beach, seen 22 Jan 1994. Operated by Japan Airlines on 5 Apr 1994 as JA8582. Ferried LoB-Nar 5-6.4/r5.04.94, in service 1 Jun 1994, seen 26 Dec 2003 new colors (finally first MD-11 new colours), in service 27 Dec 2003, seen in service Shanghai Pudong International Airport 26 Sep 2004, last El Lencero Airport, Emiliano Zapata service 12 Oct 2004 Hongkong, China to Narita International Airport, cancelled 2 Nov 2004. Operated by UPS on 2 Nov 2004 as N279UP. Converted to freighter. Boullioun Aircraft Holding Company 2 Nov 2004, bought UPS 16 Nov 2004, converted via Boeing, ferried Narita International Airport to Phoenix Goodyear Airport 9 Nov 2004, bought UPS and ferried to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, Honolulu, Oahu 10 Nov 2004 (error?) ferried Phoenix Goodyear Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, Honolulu, Oahu 3 Mar 2005, converted to freighter in Singapore as of 29 Jun 2005, departed 9 Jul 2005 white, seen in service 11 Jun 2006 Cologne-Bonn, Germany still white, later full colour scheme, withdrawn from service 23 Jan 2024 Roswell Air Center Airport, AerSale 28 Feb 2025 for parts. Current status: stored.
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