When a cargo jet loses an engine during takeoff, the margin between emergency and catastrophe becomes vanishingly small. That is why the UPS MD-11F crash in Louisville has drawn such intense attention ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An MD-11 freighter aircraft operated by Western Global Airlines makes its final approach to Chicago O’Hare International Airport ...

A hidden crack can remain harmless for years, then become catastrophic in seconds. The loss of a UPS MD-11F shortly after ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An MD-11 freighter lands at Chicago O’Hare airport on March 19, 2017. FedEx operates 28 MD-11 cargo jets. (Photo: ...

UPS and FedEx have grounded their fleet of McDonnell Douglas MD-11 cargo planes following the UPS plane crash in Kentucky. At least 14 people have died following the mid-takeoff crash in Louisville on ...

WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration on Saturday issued an order prohibiting MD-11 planes from flying for now, pending inspection, after a fiery crash this week of a UPS MD-11 cargo ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky.(AP) — Federal aviation officials issued an order Saturday for McDonnell Douglas MD-11 planes not to be flown pending further inspection, reinforcing cargo carriers’ decision to ground ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — UPS and FedEx said they are grounding their fleets of McDonnell Douglas MD-11 planes “out of an abundance of caution” following a deadly crash at the UPS global aviation hub in ...

Global cargo carrier UPS is to expand its Boeing's Airplane Health Management (AHM) coverage to include its MD-11 Freighter fleet, in addition to the 747-400 Freighter fleet, which already utilizes ...

Why the MD-11 was one of the worst failures in modern aviation history.