Titan MD-11 Pax

[GTI1643]

Any thoughts on possibly adding the MD-11 to the Titan passenger operations? Given the fact that the upcoming 777 will operate both pax and cargo, won't it be a good move to add the MD-11 to the passenger operations?

[nwadc10]

I don't think a pax MD11 has been considered before. It's up for discussion.

[GTI1643]

At least to me it seems like a good idea since it would provide added use to the MD-11.

The possible routes were flights from the US to Europe, South/Central America and the Caribbean

Its North American operations can be based out of JFK and Miami perhaps

European Destinations can be Heathrow, Frankfurt and Paris
South America can be Brazil, Chile and Bogata Columbia
Central America - Mexico
Caribbean - St.Maarten, Barbados and Trinidad

Some years ago and to some extent today, Travel agencies in the Caribbean would charter airlines during the summer to have cheap flights to Canada and the US. Maybe the MD-11 operation can find a nitch in that type of operation.

[nwadc10]

A pax MD-11 could be fun, is there interest from others? If there's a decent amount of interest it will be discussed amongst the staff.

Are there many real world pax MD-11s left? I was in YYZ last week and saw a KLM MD-11. World Airways had some I think but didn't they shut down? Aside from that KLM one I saw, I havent seen an MD-11 that wasnt FedEx or UPS in a long time. Are they more common in Europe or Asia? This has no bearing on whether or not we add MD-11 pax service here, I'm just making conversation.

[E6BAV8R]

KLM is the only one that comes to mind that still flies PAX MD-11s. Omni Air International stopped flying their PAX DC-10s just last year when they took delivery of 777s.

As a person that loves flying the MD-11s, flying PAX's aren't a big issue to me; but I am primarily a cargo hauler. However, it would be nice to mix up the destinations of the MD-11s; especially to those destinations that the GCVA MD-11 does not fly to at all or is very rare (Tahiti, Fiji, New Zealand, Sydney, Azores, Iceland, Marshall Islands [PKMJ], lots of destinations in Asia and Europe, etc...). Essentially, more variety in the flights and destinations would be really nice. Is the answer to add PAX MD-11s with more destinations or simply expand the current cargo MD-11 routes? I, personally, would prefer an expansion of the current cargo MD-11 routes.

It's somewhat like the flights to military airfields - I'd like to fly to them but approach charts are very difficult to acquire for those airfields (I even have access to a full global Jeppview subscription); yet I simply can't fly to them with no charts.

[GTI1643]

I think World Airways still operates the MD-11 Pax

[Aaron Buchanan]

I am always looking for an increase in MD-11 flights. Still one of my favorite airframes.

[Oskvaz]

I agree with Aaron, thumbs up for an MD-11 Pax!