Will there ever be a new three holer in the airline industry

[Fishu]

Originally posted by Dago
Good Lord I hope not.

First, the MD11 was a dismal failure, quickly dumped by the airlines at a loss and now just flies cargo.

Two, ETOPS programs and engine reliability, with the increased power generally makes the third engine unnecessary.

Three, that center engine on the DC10/MD11 is a huge pain in the butt to work on and requires a big maintenance stand.

Finnair uses MD-11's for pax and they've bought even more of those.
Their fleet is made of A32S's, B757, MD11, MD80's and also couple of small Embraers.
I think they've already dumped all their ATR-72's to an estonian airline.

I haven't heard that much bad of it..
An MD-11 mechanic has told me the problems are overrated, but agreed  there was problems in the early stages, which generally ruined its reputation even after the problems were fixed.

[Hangtime]

Originally posted by RAIDER14
Have you seen the Fedex three holers like the MD-11 that has the most problems but sure looks huge

http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=589607&WxsIERv=ZpQbaaryy%20Qbhtynf%20ZQ-11S&Wm=0&WdsYXMg=SrqRk%20Rkcerff&QtODMg=Zrzcuvf%20-%20Vagreangvbany%20%28ZRZ%20%2F%20XZRZ%29&ERDLTkt=HFN%20-%20Graarffrr&ktODMp=Znepu%2030%2C%202004&BP=0&WNEb25u=Qnivq%20Wnzrf%20Pyrysbeq&xsIERvdWdsY=A594SR&MgTUQtODMgKE=Jung%20n%20jvatfcna%21%21%21&YXMgTUQtODMgKERD=464&NEb25uZWxs=2004-05-31%2000%3A00%3A00&ODJ9dvCE=&O89Dcjdg=48552%2F530&static=yes&width=1600&height=1060&sok=JURER%20%20%28nvepensg_trarevp%20%3D%20%27ZpQbaaryy%20Qbhtynf%20ZQ-11%27%20BE%20nvepensg_trarevp%20%3D%20%27Obrvat%20ZQ-11%27%29%20NAQ%20%28nveyvar%20YVXR%20%27Srqreny%20Rkcerff%25%27%20BE%20nveyvar%20YVXR%20%27SrqRk%25%27%20BE%20nveyvar%20YVXR%20%27Fjvffnve%20%28SrqRk%20-%20Srqreny%20Rkcerff%29%25%27%29%20NAQ%20%28ZNGPU%20%28nvepensg%2Cnveyvar%2Ccynpr%2Ccubgb_qngr%2Cpbhagel%2Cerznex%2Ccubgbtencure%2Crznvy%2Clrne%2Cert%2Cnvepensg_trarevp%2Cpa%2Cpbqr%29%20NTNVAFG%20%28%27%2B%22jvatfcna%22%27%20VA%20OBBYRNA%20ZBQR%29%29%20%20BEQRE%20OL%20cubgb_vq%20QRFP&photo_nr=1&prev_id=&next_id=NEXTID

http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=893277&WxsIERv=ZpQbaaryy%20Qbhtynf%20ZQ-11%28S%29&Wm=0&WdsYXMg=SrqRk%20-%20Srqreny%20Rkcerff&QtODMg=Flqarl%20-%20Xvatfsbeq%20Fzvgu%20Vagreangvbany%20%28Znfpbg%29%20%28FLQ%20%2F%20LFFL%29&ERDLTkt=Nhfgenyvn%20-%20Arj%20Fbhgu%20Jnyrf&ktODMp=Nhthfg%202004&BP=0&WNEb25u=Fnz%20Puhv&xsIERvdWdsY=A%2A%2A%2A%2A%2A&MgTUQtODMgKE=Nyzbfg%20qnex%20gnxrbss%20ba%20Ejl25%20ol%20ZQ-11%20Gevwrg.%20%5BAvxba%20Q100%5D&YXMgTUQtODMgKERD=1455&NEb25uZWxs=2005-08-04%2015%3A21%3A13&ODJ9dvCE=&O89Dcjdg=&static=yes&width=1000&height=678&sok=JURER%20%20%28nvepensg_trarevp%20%3D%20%27ZpQbaaryy%20Qbhtynf%20ZQ-11%27%20BE%20nvepensg_trarevp%20%3D%20%27Obrvat%20ZQ-11%27%29%20NAQ%20%28nveyvar%20YVXR%20%27Srqreny%20Rkcerff%25%27%20BE%20nveyvar%20YVXR%20%27SrqRk%25%27%20BE%20nveyvar%20YVXR%20%27Fjvffnve%20%28SrqRk%20-%20Srqreny%20Rkcerff%29%25%27%29%20%20beqre%20ol%20cubgb_vq%20QRFP&photo_nr=39&prev_id=893541&next_id=891640

Mah sista's a tree-ho, she look nuthin like dat.