FedEx Express won't retire its grounded McDonnell Douglas MD-11 cargo aircraft and plans to return them to service by May 31.

UPS has fully retired its MD-11 freighter fleet, accelerating its modernization plan after the fatal Louisville crash in ...

Express carrier targets 31 May service resumption for MD-11 freighter fleet grounded since November FAA directive following ...

UPS has accelerated the retirement of its MD-11 freighter fleet because they will likely require extensive repairs to make them airworthy following a fatal crash and there are newer planes in the ...

The move comes after a fatal crash in November 2025.

Express logistics carrier completes accelerated phase-out of MD-11 freighters in the fourth quarter and invests in Boeing ...

UPS retires MD-11 freighters following the November crash, leaving FedEx and Western Global as the world’s only remaining ...

FedEx said it is working with Boeing and the FAA to return its MD-11 freighters to service by May 31, a day after UPS retired ...

Carrier confirms accelerated retirement in fourth-quarter earnings following fleet grounding.

As a result, FedEx has made the decision to return the MD-11 to service in May, trading off the short-term maintenance costs ...

An MD-11 freighter aircraft operated by Western Global Airlines makes its final approach to Chicago O’Hare International Airport on Oct. 26, 2020. (Photo: Shutterstock/Carlos Yudica) Inspections and ...

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