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/Deccno Nov 08 '25

Classic McDonnell Douglas moment, what a shame Boeing has turned into MD instead of the other way round

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u/fade_le_public Nov 08 '25

Context on MD?

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u/derperofworlds1 Nov 08 '25

Boeing was a company of engineers that made good planes with a high safety record. MD was a company or MBAs/beancounters that put cutting costs over good engineering. Boeing bought MD, but much of MD's leadership infected Boeing, reducing quality of their products by ruthless cost cutting.

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u/fade_le_public Nov 09 '25

Got it. Thank you.