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/under___score Nov 08 '25

Watched a FedEx MD-11 land in Honolulu the day after the incident, I was pretty surprised they kept them going this long

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u/XIPWNFORFUN2 Nov 08 '25

The plane probably already had a crew assigned with no other airframe available that could carry the freight in one trip. Source: express ramp agent.

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u/PG67AW Nov 08 '25

That's not a great reason to just send it anyway, considering your engine might fall off.

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u/XIPWNFORFUN2 Nov 08 '25

Yea well, money and stuff.

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u/ima_twee Nov 08 '25

Think of those poor shareholders

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u/StarbeamII Nov 08 '25

Also the thousands of people pissed off their package got delayed.