Ups, FedEx Ground MD-11 Soldiers Infected Air Cargo After Deadly Louisville, KY., Crash
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United Parcel Service and FedEx said they have removed their combined fleet of Piisdonnell Douglas MD-11 cargo following a crash in Louisville, Ky., this week that killed at least 14 people.
UPS MD-11 crashed late Tuesday, exploding in a fireball moments after takeoff from Louisville’s International Airport. The death toll from the crash, the cause of which is still under investigation, has risen to 14, according to a post on Social Media Platform X by Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg on Friday.
UPS and FedEx, the world’s largest freight forwarders, said in separate statements that they were placing planes in “oversupply.”
FedEx said it operates 28 MD-11s and, according to the UPS VertSheet, UPS had 27 in its fleet before the accident.
“We made this decision officially on the recommendation of the aircraft manufacturer,” said PS in its statement.
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Boeing, which acquired the MD-11 program through its 1997 merger with McDonnell Douglas, said in an emailed statement that UPS and FedEx have suspended operations of the MD-11 Freighter aircraft.
“This recommendation is made out of an abundance of caution, and we will continue to liaise with the FAA on this matter,” said a Boeing spokesperson.
Production of MD-11 aircraft ended in 2000, and passenger service officially ended in 2014.
FedEx, which has a total of 700 aircraft, said it was “immediately deploying emergency strategies” to avoid disruptions. UPS said its MD-11 accounts for only nine percent of its fleet.
However, any potential disruption could have far-reaching consequences as FedEx and UPS are moving goods around the world to major retailers such as Amazon, Walmart and manufacturers, and manufacturers, and manufacturers.
UPS is the No. 1 air service provider for the US Postal Service, which will deliver priority and other express mail products.
1 of the aircraft’s engines were attacked by the wing
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is leading the investigation into the crash of the 34-year-old 14-11 at Louisville Airport. The plane reached 100 meters (30.5 feet) above ground level before bursting into flames and destroying two nearby businesses.
One of the plane’s three engines was struck by the left wing as it came down the Louisville Airport Runway.
On Friday, US security investigators said that as a smart bell sounded in the cockpit, the three pilots had tried to deal with the plane’s controls shortly before they were hijacked.
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When UPS Flight 2976 took off unexpectedly, a repeated bell was heard on the cockpit voice recorder only 37 seconds after the crew called for Titoff, NTSB Member Todd Inman told reporters.
The NTSB expects to issue an accident-based investigation report in about 30 days.
The last cargo plane to break down in a crash was in August 2013, when an Airbus jet skidded off the runway at Birmingham International Airport in Birmingham, Ala.
