Follow-on to DC-10; revealed at Paris Air Show 1985; British Caledonian ordered nine 3 December 1986; official programme launch 30 December 1986; five aircraft in flight test programme (four with GE engines, one with P&W); first flight (N111MD) 10 January 1990 powered by CF6s; first flight of third prototype powered by P&W PW4460s, 26 April 1990; certified 8 November 1990; first delivery to Finnair 29 November 1990, entering service 20 December. 100th MD-11 delivered 30 June 1993. Certification with R-R Trent 650 discontinued. Fuselage production line moved from San Diego to Long Beach during early 1996. Production terminated at 200th aircraft (D-ALCN) which delivered to Lufthansa Cargo on 22 February 2001.