An internal letter reveals UPS officials believe the company's MD-11 fleet will be grounded for months instead of weeks.
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Fatal MD-11 crash grounds fleets, strains holiday deliveries
Just weeks before the holiday shipping rush, a deadly air cargo accident has triggered a sweeping grounding of one of the ...
Following the UPS plane crash in Louisville on Nov. 4, Boeing made a "very unusual" move, one aviation expert says. Here's ...
The federal directive comes after two of three companies that operate the planes publicly announced they would ground their ...
The aircraft was once a long-haul workhorse.
Approximately 9% of the UPS fleet is made up of MD-11 freighter planes. All were grounded Nov. 7 amid an ongoing probe into a ...
FedEx has cancelled all scheduled MD-11 operations for December as regulators continue a sweeping inspection mandate on the type.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Federal aviation officials issued an order Saturday for McDonnell Douglas MD-11 planes not to be flown pending further inspection, reinforcing cargo carriers’ decision to ground ...
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MD-11 Fleet to Remain Grounded Through Holidays
Internal UPS memo suggests it will take months to return the aircraft to service.
The big parcel company says its fleet of MD-11 cargo jets will not be back in service in time for the peak holiday delivery season. FedEx is affected, too.
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