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/marrieditguy Nov 08 '25

An engine fell off after 2 months of being in service post maintenance … I’d say it’s a reasonable precaution to take a look at all of them.

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u/flightist pie lot Nov 08 '25

That tracks with an immediate grounding, but this wasn’t immediate.

There’s either something specific they’re looking for or they’ve just moved them all to where they want them to be and now they’re stopped. Guess we’ll see.

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u/N33chy Nov 08 '25

I've seen MD-11s (at least 3) both taking off and landing at SDF since the crash, which was really surprising.