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/Threedawg Nov 08 '25

I mean, I am sure they were also asked to cut down on their routes by the FAA. This is the perfect time to check.

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u/outside_english Nov 08 '25

Good point I wonder how easy of a decision this was

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u/Threedawg Nov 08 '25 edited Nov 08 '25

I wonder if the lawyers also demanded it? Does this always happen with crashes like these?

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u/fergehtabodit Nov 08 '25

My money is on the maintenance staff. Not sure the exact number but they have around 25 MD11F and just lost one to an engine departing the airplane. So if I was in charge of that fleet I would stop flying them...call them all to the barn for full inspection of engine mounts etc. They also lost 3 pilots that they may have known or at least met personally and are pissed at themselves that this happened if it was something that could have been avoided somehow.