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The MD-11 cargo planes involved in last fall's deadly UPS crash in Louisville return to the air

The Independent·Josh Funk·21 days ago
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The model of cargo plane that crashed in Kentucky last fall after an engine fell off a UPS jet as it was taking off resumed flying over the weekend. The Federal Aviation Administration said it approved Boeing’s proposed fix for the workhorse MD-11s “after extensive review.” And then FedEx started flying them to deliver packages again Sunday. The UPS plane crashed in November 2025 shortly after taking off once the left engine flew off the wing as the plane rolled down the runway. Three pilots on the plane that was headed for Hawaii loaded with packages and fuel were killed along with 12 more people on the ground near Louisville’s Muhammad Ali International Airport. Boeing developed a plan to replace a key spherical bearing and step up inspections of the parts that hold the engines to the wings.…

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