The last passenger carrying McDonnell Douglas DC-10 flight took place from Birmingham Airport, UK, on February 24. Along with the rival Boeing 747 and Lockheed TriStar, the DC-10 was one of the pioneering widebody airliners that helped to reduce the cost of air travel and introduce it to the mass-market. The DC-10 first entered service with American Airlines in 1971 and, despite several major accidents in the type's early career, the distinctive tri-jet went on to establish a reliable reputation. Bangladesh Biman operated the last passenger-carrying examples. It had originally planned to donate its last airworthy airframe, registration S2-ACR, to a US museum. It hoped to sell seats on several commemorative flights en-route to its new home while simultaneously gaining publicity for new Boeing 777-300ER services it is launching between Birmingham and New York later this year.
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