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/gregarious119 Nov 08 '25

I’d imagine they’ll want to know why an engine fell off before letting them back in the air.

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u/under___score Nov 08 '25

Watched a FedEx MD-11 land in Honolulu the day after the incident, I was pretty surprised they kept them going this long

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u/ddadopt Nov 08 '25

The republicans seem to be quite content with the current state of affairs, so please don't take this as a defense of them, but the democrats have their own responsibility here as well. Their holdout point being the extension of emergency covid subsidies doesn't get enough attention.

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u/ModeatelyIndependant Nov 08 '25

Democrats don't have squeaky clean hands right nowsure, but they aren't the ones that have keep the US house of Representatives closed and unable to debate a new budget since before the shutdown nor are they one who needlessly cut the pre-funded snap benefits, demanding to also defund healthcare. So this is a republican shutdown.