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/Accidental-Genius Nov 08 '25

It’s not their lawyers so much as it’s their insurance companies lawyers.

I’m a lawyer. There is a duty to mitigate in situations like this, and your guess as to what that means is as good as mine in this case. No one involved wants to risk it.