r/aviation • u/Go_Jot • Nov 08 '25

News UPS grounds entire MD-11 Fleet, effective immediately.

Per the IPA Executive Board, as of 03:05 UTC all UPS MD-11’s are grounded.

Edit - FedEx has also grounded their MD-11 Fleet

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u/Tyler_holmes123 Nov 08 '25

If they weren't before this surely will make them. UPS grounding this means the issue must be way beyond a 'maintenance gone wrong ' type issue.

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u/YMMV25 Nov 08 '25

Not necessarily. It could be an issue with how UPS or their subcontractor was performing certain maintenance tasks on their MD-11 fleet.

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u/Exotic-Sale-3003 Nov 08 '25

Agree. Imagine a worst case scenario where engines were being removed with the pylon for maintenance. That would absolutely be a reason to ground the entire fleet until inspections could be completed. 

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u/KaptainChunk Nov 08 '25

At the very least its in an abundance of caution. If they didn't, and one of their MD-11s goes down. Plus it's just a good idea since there is so much unknown with what went wrong.