FAA Bars MD-11 Flights After Fiery UPS Jet Crash |
Fifty cargo planes have been grounded pending inspections.
BY REUTERS
Fire and smoke mark where a UPS cargo plane crashed near Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport on November 04, 2025 in Louisville, Kentucky. The fully fueled plane crashed shortly after takeoff with a shelter-in-place order issued for within 5 miles of the airport. Photo: Getty Images
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Saturday said it was prohibiting MD-11 planes from flying for now, pending inspections, after a crash earlier in the week of a UPS MD-11 cargo freighter killed at least 14 people in Kentucky.
UPS and FedEx said they have already grounded their combined fleet of more than 50 McDonnell Douglas MD-11 cargo planes following a recommendation by planemaker Boeing.
The FAA said the emergency airworthiness directive was prompted by the crash on Tuesday, when the left engine and pylon detached from the airplane during takeoff in Louisville. The cause of the........