Ups grounding MD-11 planes following deadly Kentucky crash
15 days ago
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- UPS and FedEx are grounding their MD-11 fleets following a deadly crash in Kentucky.
- The crash at UPS Worldport in Louisville killed 14 people, including three pilots.
- MD-11s make up 9% of UPS's fleet and 4% of FedEx's fleet.
- The grounding is a precautionary measure recommended by the aircraft manufacturer, Boeing.
- Western Global Airlines is the only other U.S. cargo airline operating MD-11s, with 16 in its fleet.
- Boeing phased out MD-11 production in 2000.
- Investigators are analyzing the crash, which involved a bell sounding in the cockpit before the plane caught fire and crashed.
- The UPS facility in Louisville is the company's largest, handling 300 flights and over 400,000 packages hourly.