FedEx anticipates its grounded MD-11Fs will return to service in spring 2026, while projecting continued financial impacts during the peak winter season. Immediate inspections of all McDonnell-Douglas ...

That has revived a question that has hovered over the MD-11 for a decade as passenger fleets vanished, and freighter numbers slowly shrank over time. At this moment, many have begun to ask whether the ...

United Parcel Service’s (UPS) fleet of MD-11 aircraft, grounded in the wake of a deadly crash in Louisville, Kentucky, will not be back in service in time for the busy holiday season, leaving the ...

The worldwide fleet of MD-11 cargo aircraft has been grounded by an FAA airworthiness directive following the deadly crash of UPS flight 2976 on November 4. The grounding is temporary but expected to ...

UPS Airlines has grounded a fleet of aircraft indefinitely for continued inspections and possible repairs after one of its cargo planes crashed in Kentucky and exploded in a massive, deadly fireball.

Parcel giant UPS said its fleet of McDonnell Douglas MD-11 cargo jets will not be back in service in time for the peak holiday delivery season after the fiery crash of a plane that had just been ...

An MD-11 crashed in Louisville Nov. 4, killing 14 people. The Federal Aviation Administration barred the planes from flight pending inspections and corrective actions days later. UPS officials ...

The grounding of MD-11 cargo jets, following a fatal crash, is expected to be much longer and more complex than initially anticipated, requiring extensive inspections and repairs. This prolonged ...

The fiery crash of a UPS plane shortly after its left engine flew off its wing and sparked a massive fire during takeoff could spell the end of the 109 remaining MD-11 airliners that have been ...

The Boeing MD-11 cargo plane that crashed in Louisville, Ky., earlier this month showed signs of “fatigue cracks” and “overstress failure” in a piece of the McDonnell Douglas-built plane that connects ...