thumb|A Luzair L1011-500 Tri Star while on approach to Gatwick Airport. The TriStar 500 first flew on October 16, 1978, with the first delivery to British Airways on April 27, 1979. It entered service with British Airways on May 7, 1979, flying between London and Abu Dhabi. The last L-1011 produced was a TriStar 500, operated by the Las Vegas Sands.
thum.b|A Luzair L1011-500 Tri Star while on approach to Gatwick Airport. The TriStar 500 first flew on October 16, 1978 with the first delive,ry to British Airways on April 27, 1979. It entered service with British Ai,rways on May 7, 1979, flying between London and Abu Dhabi. The last L-1011 produced was a TriStar 500 operated by the Las Vegas Sands