Thread: C-5 vs. C-17
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Old 01-13-2013 | 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by DILLA
Excuse the thread drift, but what is it about the MD-11 that makes it such a popular freight hauler but unpopular for pax operations?
My opinion ...

The 777 was the nail in the coffin for the MD-11.

Cargo companies were able to pick them up cheap from the pax companies who were looking to ditch them.
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