When a cargo jet loses an engine during takeoff, the margin between emergency and catastrophe becomes vanishingly small. That is why the UPS MD-11F crash in Louisville has drawn such intense attention ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — UPS and FedEx said they are grounding their fleets of McDonnell Douglas MD-11 planes “out of an abundance of caution” following a deadly crash at the UPS global aviation hub in ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky.(AP) — UPS announced Tuesday that it has retired its fleet of McDonnell Douglas MD-11 cargo planes just months after one crashed during takeoff, causing 15 deaths in Louisville. CEO ...

The truth about the third wheel in the cockpit.

The US civil aviation regulator ordered Saturday that all MD-11 cargo planes remain grounded for inspections, after one of them was involved in a deadly crash in Kentucky this week. A McDonnell ...

UPS announced it is temporarily grounding part of its aircraft fleet after a cargo plane crashed into flames shortly after takeoff from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Kentucky ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Major cargo operators immediately grounded their fleets of MD-11 aircraft Saturday following a safety recommendation from Boeing, affecting approximately 70 planes worldwide. UPS and ...

Why the MD-11 was one of the worst failures in modern aviation history.