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Title: UPS (and FedEx) Ground Dozens of MD-11 Aircraft After Tuesday's Crash
in Kentucky
Link: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/11/08/0816...
American multinational freight company UPS "has grounded its fleet of MD-11
aircraft," reports the Guardian, "days after a cargo plane crash that killed
at least 13 people in Kentucky. The grounded MD-11s are the same type of
plane involved in Tuesday's crash in Louisville. They were originally built
by McDonnell Douglas until it was taken over by Boeing." More details from
NBC News: UPS said the move to temporarily ground its MD-11 fleet was made
"out of an abundance of caution and in the interest of safety." MD-11s make
up 9% of the company's air fleet, it said. "We made this decision proactively
at the recommendation of the aircraft manufacturer. Nothing is more important
to us than the safety of our employees and the communities we serve," UPS
spokesman Jim Mayer said... FedEx said early Saturday that it was also
grounding its MD-11s. The UPS rival has 28 such planes in operation, out of a
fleet of around 700, FedEx said. Video shows that the left engine of the
plane caught fire during takeoff and immediately detached, National
Transportation Safety Board member Todd Inman said Wednesday. The National
Transportation Safety Board is the lead agency in the investigation. Thanks
to long-time Slashdot reader echo123 for suggesting the article.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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