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McDonnell Douglas MD-11F

MD11-48527Active

RegistrationUSN591FE

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

OperatorFedEx Express

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McDonnell Douglas MD-11F built in 1992. Operates for FedEx Express. Previously flew for USAfrica and American Airlines.

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Old · 34 years · ≈ 108,800 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerMcDonnell Douglas

Engines3× GE CF6-80 SERIES

PropulsionJet

First flight1992

Country of registrationEstados Unidos

OwnerRegions Bank Trustee

MSN48527

Hex / ICAO 24-bitA7A1A0

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) · Oct 8, 2026

The model · McDonnell Douglas MD-11

Figures for the MD-11 variant, the most representative of the family · it is 59% the length of a football pitch

Length61.6 m202 ft

Wingspan52.0 m171 ft

Height17.6 m58 ft

Range12,455 km6,725 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed881 km/h476 ktMach 0.83

Service ceiling13,170 m43,209 ftIt flies above Everest (1.5 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight285,990 kg630,499 lb

Maximum payload157,181 kg346,524 lbIts 323 passengers with baggage would weigh about 32.3 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity323 passengersUp to 410 in a high-density layout

Endurance14 h 08 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 12,455 km range, from London it could fly non-stop as far as:

SCLSantiago11,653 km EZEBuenos Aires (Ezeiza)11,137 kmSINSingapore10,883 km LIMLima10,150 km HKGHong Kong9,630 km

Beyond its rangeSYDSydney (Mascot)17,021 km

The type first flew in 1990 (36 years ago) · About 200 units built · Production ended in 2000

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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1995–2023American Airlines network of its widebody aircraft

Base

LHRLondon

Main destinations

MIAMiami JFKNew York PHLPhiladelphia NRTNarita DFWDallas-Fort Worth LAXLos Angeles ORDChicago CLTCharlotte AUHAbu Dhabi CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)MADMadrid

2023–2026FedEx Express airline base

Base

MEMMemphis

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

1992

Built

Assembled by McDonnell Douglas.

Apr 18, 1994

Delivered to USAfrica

Delivered to USAfrica as N1758B.

Feb 3, 1995

Transferred to American Airlines

Transferred to American Airlines.

Apr 6, 2016

Incident at Toronto

On April 6, 2016, the aircraft (registration N591FE), operated by FedEx Express, was involved in an incident at Toronto. Source: the TSB (Canada).

Source: TSB

Aug 10, 2023

Transferred to FedEx Express

Transferred to FedEx Express.

Operators

1994-04-18

USAfrica

Registration N1758B

1995-02-03

American Airlines

Registration N1758B

2023-08-10

FedEx Express

Registration N591FE · Lessor: FedEx

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  urldate      = {2026-10-17},
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