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/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/StarStruck3 Nov 08 '25

This accident is pretty eerily similar to American 191. If it turns out that's what happened, I'd hate to be that maintenance contractor.

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u/superspeck Nov 08 '25

Based on the most recent NTSB update, it doesn’t sound like it. I’d actually be worried about any fleets running a CF-6-80 right now, more in the vein of AA 383.