A couple of years ago, Delta Airlines began phasing out their McDonnell-Douglas MD-11 airliners from their fleet. Upon retirement, most of the time, these aircraft are relegated to the desert storage fields of California and Arizona. However, these MD-11s are finding new life as freighters for UPS and FedEx, as is the case with N805DE (above). Before it moved on to FedEx, the Delta titles and tail markings were painted over, which left a remnant of its previous life. N805DE stopped off at HNL on its way to Singapore to undergo conversion from a passenger carrying airliner to becoming a freighter. After the freighter conversion, the aircraft received a new registration, N522FE.
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That's interesting to know what happens to some planes when they are no longer carrying passengers. I'm glad they don't send them all out to pasture!
Unfortunately, if the planes are too old, they fall victim to being parted out and scrapped.
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