Gulf International DC-10

Continuing its long-standing association with the Douglas Aircraft Company, Gulf International in 1972 took delivery of the first of 76 Douglas DC-10 widebodies in New Orleans. The replacement for the Douglas DC-8, the Flying Riverboats were often seen at airports in South America, Europe and several US cities on both coasts, as well as Hawaii; many of them not yet large enough to warrant impending 747 Flying Steamboat services which started a year later. In New Orleans, the DC-10 was the main widebody in operation; over the years, 40 examples of the type would make the city its home. In both Tampa and Miami, it provided extra capacity on Spring and Summer services to New England, New York and Philadelphia. Between 1976 and 1979, a thrice-weekly service existed between Birmingham, Alabama; Jackson, Mississippi; Paris and London using DC-10s. The DC-10 remained in Gulf service until the retirement of its final example in 2004, replaced with a combination of Boeing 767-300ERs and Airbus A330-300s.

Douglas DC-10-30 "Flying Riverboat," Lac Pontchartrain, N4581H.

Delivered to Gulf International, February 7, 1982.
Sold to Westadler - West Deutsch Fluglinie, October 22, 1995.
Converted to Freighter, transferred to Westadler Fracht, August 10, 1999.
Sold to AmLog - American Logistics Service, August 29, 2005.
In Storage at Southern California Logistics Airport, Victorville, CA, May 2, 2016.