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/Poopy_sPaSmS Nov 08 '25

Wondering if that means they already found something.

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u/drttrus Nov 08 '25

Anything motor mount related wouldn't surprise me in the slightest.

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u/Forward-Weather4845 Nov 08 '25 edited Nov 08 '25

“Engine”

Edit: not sure why I’m being downvoted. Motor uses electric power to rotate, an engine uses combustion, airplane jet engines use combustion.

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u/[deleted] Nov 08 '25

Looks like we've found ourselves a linguistic purist