McDonnell Douglas MD-11C | PP-TOM

Samba was the Americas launch customer for the McDonnell Douglas MD-11, ordering 12 MD-11 aircraft and 5 MD-11 Combi aircraft. Samba's Combis were configured with 30 Business Class seats and 174 Economy Class seats, and were able to carry 10 pallets measuring up to about 7 cubic feet. The aircraft were used on flights to Europe and throughout South America; after their retirement from passenger service in 2007, they were converted into freighters and are the backbone of the Samba Logistics (dba Samba Carga) fleet today.