EVA Air (Taipei) today (March 23) operated its last McDonnell Douglas MD-11 flight. The pictured MD-11F B-16113 (msn 48790) departed Taipei (Taoyuan) at 0840 local time as EVA Air Cargo flight BR 606 to Anchorage. EVA Air was the last operator of the tri-jet in Taiwan. China Airlines and Mandarin Airlines previously also operated the type.
EVA Air operated the MD-11 as a passenger aircraft from 1992 through 2003 and was down to just the one MD-11F freighter for today’s retirement.
EVA Air Cargo continues to operate the Boeing 747-400 freighter. EVA Air is considering adding the more efficient Boeing 777F freighter in the future.
In other news, EVA Air on June 19, 2015, EVA Air will be launching new nonstop passenger flights to Houston (Bush Intercontinental) (IAH).
Copyright Photo: Manuel Negrerie/AirlinersGallery.com. B-16113 departs from Taipei (Taoyuan).
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Filed under: EVA Air, EVA Air Cargo Tagged: 48790, B-16113, EVA Air, EVA Air Cargo, McDonnell Douglas, McDonnell Douglas MD-11, McDonnell Douglas MD-11F, MD-11, MD-11F, Taipei, Taoyuan
