<<Just a quick question. IS it true that with Delta's last flight of the MD-11 all American passenger carriers have ceased operation of this type? Please say it isn't so. Somebody make me smile, please?>> It isn't so, depending on which part of the FAR you are talking about. World still flies several MD-11s and is picking up a few from what I hear. Some are convertable and some are straight PAX. They don't do scheduled service, per se, anymore but they do fly several flights on a contracted schedule. So, maybe a Mona Lisa smile.