"The FAA's emergency directive on Saturday prohibits flight of MD-11 aircraft because it has "determined the unsafe condition is likely to exist or develop in other products of the same type design." The grounding comes after a UPS MD-11 plane crashed shortly after takeoff in Louisville, Ky., last week, killing 14 people. Though the MD-11s make up a small share of UPS and FedEx's cargo fleet, some aviation experts say that depending on how long the MD-11s are grounded, it could delay holiday deliveries."
"The MD-11s were first introduced in 1986 and service flights began in December 1990, with the last MD-11 aircraft being manufactured in 2000, according to Boeing. UPS said in 2023 that it would begin replacing MD-11 aircraft with more efficient Boeing 767 aircraft, according to FreightWaves. Over the last three years, FedEx has retired 20 MD-11 aircraft and had plans to retire the rest of its fleet by fiscal year 2032, John Dietrich, executive vice president and chief financial officer of FedEx Corporation,"
FAA ordered all MD-11 aircraft grounded after UPS and FedEx suspended operations following a deadly UPS crash in Louisville that killed 14. The FAA's emergency directive prohibits MD-11 flights because an unsafe condition is likely to exist across the type design. Boeing advised operators to suspend MD-11 flights while further engineering analysis is performed. The MD-11 entered service in 1990 and last rolled off production in 2000. UPS and FedEx operate small numbers of MD-11s (26 and 28 respectively), and both carriers had plans to retire or replace the fleet with more efficient aircraft. Groundings could delay holiday deliveries depending on duration.
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