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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 - Northwest Airlines
The US carrier Northwest Airlines was the most important operator of the DC-10-40, a version with Pratt & Whitney JT9D engines. Northwest flew a total of 50 DC-10s: 25 DC-10-30s and the same number of DC-10-40s. Northwest received the first DC-10, a series 40, in 1972.
All DC-10-40s are out of service now, but Northwest still flies a number of DC-10-30s. By doing this it is the last of the big American passenger airlines operating the DC-10. However, the aircraft are in the process of being replaced by Airbus A330 aircraft. The remaining DC-10s still receive the new colour scheme.
The large picture above shows a Northwest DC-10-30 approaching Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. Because of its alliance with KLM, many Northwest aircraft fly to this airport. On the middle picture a DC-10-40 is seen in an old 'Northwest Orient' colour scheme at Frankfurt and on the photograph below is a DC-10-30 in Northwest's 1990s livery taxiing at Schiphol.
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