UPS and FedEx said they are grounding their fleets of McDonnell Douglas MD-11 planes “out of an abundance of caution” following a deadly crash at the UPS global aviation hub in Kentucky.
The crash Tuesday at UPS Worldport in Louisville killed 14 people, including the three pilots on the MD-11 that was headed for Honolulu.
MD-11 aircraft make up about 9% of of the UPS airline fleet and 4% of the FedEx fleet, the companies said.
My guess is that those airplanes will go to the boneyard, especially if the AI bubble crashes things next year.
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A I was surprised those aircraft were still in service
B. It's a derivative of the DC10
C We were in the Cinti airport waiting to board a United Flight when one of their DC10's lost a motor on takeoff at ORD in 1979. United had their one for the day so we were golden.
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