The initial fleet of Lufthansa Cargo had previously belonged to German Cargo, and was expanded by cargo-converted former Lufthansa mainline Boeing 747-200s. From 1998, the airline began to gradually phase out all other aircraft types in favor of a fleet entirely consisting of the McDonnell Douglas MD-11, and its successor, the Boeing 777 freighter. The entire Lufthansa Cargo fleet today is composed of purpose-built freighter aircraft.