UPS pulled forward the planned retirement of its MD-11s following November’s accident and global fleet grounding.
Credit: Joe Walker
The most immediate changes prompted by last November’s fatal UPS Airlines McDonnell-Douglas MD-11 accident—new maintenance protocols and a redesigned part—enabled what is left of the timeworn trijet fleet to return to the air. The key ones, targeting the global commercial air transport safety system...
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