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Lufthansa Cargo sells MD-11 freighters to Western Global Airlines
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on FreightWaves.com. Lufthansa Cargo made its last McDonnell-Douglas MD-11 flight last week and has sold three of the aircraft to Florida-based Western Global Airlines. Flight LH8161 ended commercial service for the three-engine MD-11 at Lufthansa’s cargo division after more than 23 years. Lufthansa Cargo said the airplane will be […]
