The airline FedEx Express is approaching the end of an era: the freight carrier intends to phase out the last remaining McDonnell Douglas MD-10-30Fs by the end of the current fiscal year. This year, the three-radiators have not yet taken off.
The pattern is a modernized variant of the McDonnell Douglas DC-10, which, however, is only operated by very few operators. These currently include FedEx Express, which officially has seven copies. However, these are parked in Victorville, Indianapolis and Memphis.
The carrier's annual report states that it intends to have all MD-10 aircraft out of service by the end of fiscal year 2023, which ends on May 31, 2023. Among other things, it reads: "To reduce the cost of fuel consumption and associated greenhouse gas emissions, we have implemented efficiency improvements in flight operations through our global FedEx Fuel Sense program and are replacing many of our older aircraft with more fuel-efficient models". FedEx Express does not yet want to officially comment on the phasing out of the McDonnell Douglas MD-10-30-F.