How many flights each decade? Each century? I'll make my point if I broaden my scope enough.

Take these numbers and multiply by 200. For a decade you would multiply by 2000. For a week 5.

The fleet is still growing. There were more in 2012 then in 2011. Probably more in 2013.

Some research??? I thought the Dash 8 was a turboprop. Maybe I need a new search engine.

777LRF burn averages <18,000 pph with 170K cargo from HKG to CVG (7469 NM) for 14 hours block. It can carry more than a 747-400F on that route. I do not consider it to be analogous to the MD-11. Anyone in the long-haul, next-business-day market should be using the 777LRF.

I certainly hope you weren't yelling at me. If you were, you failed to read my entire post.

Current projections. 2015 MD-11 = 727 BUF - MEM sweep flights
weekends in ABE

There goes the neighborhood.

The MD is going to be the next DC-10.

Newark - Oakland - Indy, with San Juan for the senior guys.

Then maybe I can hold it. I remember 7-year pilots going to the left seat of the -10, in the last few years it was flying.

Does that mean we can sit at home for a year (getting paid) while waiting to go to training in another airplane?

I don't know, but seems to be at least 2 today. I can't scroll my screen anymore towards Asia!