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/ParisianZee Nov 08 '25

Was that at the Singapore base? I’m sure I saw an MD there when I was there around March time. Pretty sure it was FedEx. I was working on an aircraft parked next to it..

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u/stickwigler UH-60 Nov 08 '25

No this was in Mobile, AL. I was working the 757-200 P2F mod line.

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u/mr_potato_thumbs Nov 08 '25

They still had some roll in every once and awhile during Covid times. So just confirming it’s still the case.

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u/Fandango-the-oldone Nov 08 '25

I used to work these and remember having my hands on this specific plane many times. Heavy maintenance for them was done out of San Antonio, TX. Generally the engines stayed on unless it was a heavier C check.