"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 aircrafts make up about 9% of of the UPS airline fleet and 4% of the FedEx fleet, the companies said."
"We made this decision proactively at the recommendation of the aircraft manufacturer, a UPS statement said late Friday. Nothing is more important to us than the safety of our employees and the communities we serve. FedEx said in an email that it will be grounding the aircrafts while it conducts a thorough safety review based on the recommendation of the manufacturer."
"Boeing, which merged with McDonnell Douglas in 1997, said in a statement on its website that it recommended to the three operators of the MD-11 Freighter that they suspend flight operations while additional engineering analysis is performed. Western Global Airlines is the only other U.S. cargo airline that flies MD-11s, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium. The airline has 16 MD-11s in its fleet but 12 of them have already been put in storage."
UPS and FedEx grounded their McDonnell Douglas MD-11 freighter fleets after a deadly crash at the UPS Worldport in Louisville that killed 14 people, including three pilots. MD-11s represent about 9% of UPS’s fleet and 4% of FedEx’s. Boeing, which merged with McDonnell Douglas in 1997, recommended operators suspend MD-11 operations while additional engineering analysis is performed. Western Global Airlines operates MD-11s but has put most into storage. The UPS plane, built in 1991, was nearly airborne when a cockpit bell sounded; for 25 seconds pilots struggled as the aircraft lifted, its left wing ablaze and missing an engine, before it crashed.
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