Why Did Tri-Jet Passenger Planes Not Become Popular?

In the 1970s, 80s, and 90s tri-jet passenger planes were a core part of many commercial airline fleets. Aircraft like the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and MD-11 had their role as high-capacity, long-haul jets for airlines like American Airlines, Swissair, Garuda Indonesia, and more. But while twin-jets, and to a lesser extent quad-jets, have been updated and re-released as newer versions over the last few decades, why are tri-jets no longer in-production? Let’s find out.

Article link: https://simpleflying.com/tri-jet-passenger-planes-not-popular/

Video source links:
L-1011 Tristar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLbdHbqS9W8
Dc-10 FedEx https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQyhLlQ7wVs
A300 Historical Doc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26I2vOQpZqs
A300 historical doc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSq-0bDhDSc
767-400 Boeing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Px8v70TdIk8
777 customers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXdwGe0_ti4
Pan Am's Ad 747 (Commercial, 1969, color) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CtpEK8yX6o
Pan Am https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdMumlGLxJo

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