MD-11 Fleet Grounded While UPS Probe Continues

UPS crash Nov 4 2025
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The FAA’s mandating of a Boeing-recommended MD-11 fleet grounding gives investigators probing the Nov. 4 fatal crash of a UPS MD-11 Freighter time to establish plausible safety issues while eliminating the risk of a similar event. The agency’s emergency airworthiness directive (EAD), issued late Nov...
Sean Broderick

Senior Air Transport & Safety Editor Sean Broderick covers aviation safety, MRO, and the airline business from Aviation Week Network's Washington, D.C. office.

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