UPS, FedEx grounding McDonnell Douglas plane
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UPS and FedEx said on Friday they have grounded their combined fleet of more than 50 McDonnell Douglas MD-11 cargo planes following a crash in Louisville, Kentucky this week that killed at least 14 people.
The UPS freighter that crashed in Louisville was a 34-year old jet. While that’s old for a passenger plane, that’s not so unusual in the world of air cargo.
UPS and FedEx have 'suspended flight operations' for their MD-11 planes, the aircraft manufacturer Boeing confirmed in a statement to PEOPLE. The decision comes after at least 14 people were killed in a UPS plane crash on Tuesday,
UPS and FedEx grounded their MD-11 fleets "out of an abundance of caution and in the interest of safety" after a plane crash in Louisville, Kentucky, that killed 14 people.
MD-11 planes have been grounded by UPS and FedEx following the deadly crash in Kentucky this week. Here’s what to know about the planes.
Boeing is recommending that McDonnell-Douglas MD-11 operators ground their tri-jets while investigators work to understand more about Nov. 4’s fatal UPS MD-11 freighter accident. Boeing, which bought McDonnell-Douglas in 1997, made the recommendation late Nov. 7. “With safety as our top priority, we...
The investigation into the tragic crash of UPS Airlines Flight 2976 on Tuesday evening is focusing on the fiery history of the CF6 turbofan engine equipped on the ill-fated freighter jet. The McDonnell Douglas MD-11F that went down just after takeoff from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF) was powered by three of the General Electric jet engines.