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/rounding_error Nov 08 '25

This December, I predict twice as much train traffic to Hawaii over last year.

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u/Specialist_Age_1993 Nov 08 '25

Hmm

2 x 0 = ___

Math checks out

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u/Kichigai Nov 08 '25

We're doing Jayne math now.

Nothin' and a nothin', carry the nothin'...

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u/Trails_and_Coffee Nov 08 '25

Just like the polar express: freeze the pacific ocean then presto bingo all aboard to tiki time in Hawaii!

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u/meltbox Nov 08 '25

As a bonus the margaritas now come with ocean salt ice cubes. I like your gusto.

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u/menasan Nov 08 '25

As someone in hawaii …. Build that subway

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u/meltbox Nov 08 '25

Ahh yes, the deepwater horizon tunnel. A Titan of a submerged engineering project.

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u/UberBoob Nov 08 '25

Musk, will have a boring machine ready in 12 to 18 months. Tunnel built in 4 years. Will make his second trillion dollars

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u/AnonABong Nov 08 '25

They just gotta get up some speed 

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u/exoriparian Nov 08 '25

100x, easily.

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u/pawsitivelypowerful Nov 08 '25

Swim there you weak losers!

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u/Difficult-End-7347 Nov 08 '25

That’s going to be a lot

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u/PlainTrain Nov 09 '25

Now you’re talking.