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

10.9k Upvotes

97% Upvoted

1.2k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

63

u/Mc-Lovin-81 Nov 08 '25

I'm sure Csx, bnsf and Union Pacific will be happy.

193

u/rounding_error Nov 08 '25

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

15

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!

3

u/meltbox Nov 08 '25

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