The MD-11's high landing speed is unusual among modern widebody airliners and it makes the aircraft more difficult to land.

An MD-11 crashed in Louisville Nov. 4, killing 14 people. The Federal Aviation Administration barred the planes from flight pending inspections and corrective actions days later. UPS officials ...

Nov 26 - The vast grounding of MD-11 jets after a fiery crash this month involving one of the planes, is unlikely to end before 2026, a source told Reuters on Wednesday, driving industry demand for ...

The grounding of MD-11 cargo jets, following a fatal crash, is expected to be much longer and more complex than initially anticipated, requiring extensive inspections and repairs. This prolonged ...

The worldwide fleet of MD-11 cargo aircraft has been grounded by an FAA airworthiness directive following the deadly crash of UPS flight 2976 on November 4. The grounding is temporary but expected to ...

UPS Airlines has grounded a fleet of aircraft indefinitely for continued inspections and possible repairs after one of its cargo planes crashed in Kentucky and exploded in a massive, deadly fireball.

The FAA’s grounding of MD-11 cargo jets after a Nov. 4 crash in Louisville has halted operations for carriers like UPS and FedEx and triggered pilot furloughs at Western Global Airlines. A preliminary ...

United Parcel Service’s (UPS) fleet of MD-11 aircraft, grounded in the wake of a deadly crash in Louisville, Kentucky, will not be back in service in time for the busy holiday season, leaving the ...

Parcel giant UPS said its fleet of McDonnell Douglas MD-11 cargo jets will not be back in service in time for the peak holiday delivery season after the fiery crash of a plane that had just been ...

Thinking about the McDonnell Douglas MD-11, the first characteristics to come to mind are for sure its long and elegant fuselage, and its peculiar trijet configuration. Among aviation enthusiasts and ...

The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 fleet will be kept off the runway through the busy holiday season as officials work to meet Federal Aviation Administration guidelines in the wake of the Nov. 4 tragedy, ...

The grounding of the workhorse freighter plane involved in a recent deadly crash in Kentucky may drag on for an “undeterminable period,” creating havoc for United Parcel Service Inc., FedEx Corp. and ...