A UPS cargo aircraft crash in Louisville, Kentucky, prompted a big hearth and large plumes of black smoke Tuesday afternoon. (Credit score:
Secretary Sean Duffy by way of X)
UPS has briefly grounded its fleet of McDonnell Douglas MD-11s, which was the kind of aircraft concerned in a lethal crash in Louisville, Kentucky, earlier this week.
The choice was made “out of an abundance of warning and within the curiosity of security,” the corporate mentioned in a press release late Friday evening.
“We’ve made the choice to briefly floor our MD-11 fleet,” UPS mentioned. “MD-11s are roughly 9% of the UPS Airways fleet. The grounding is efficient instantly.”
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UPS introduced it has briefly grounded its fleet of McDonnell Douglas MD-11s. (Secretary Sean Duffy by way of X)
“We made this determination proactively on the suggestion of the plane producer. Nothing is extra essential to us than the security of our workers and the communities we serve,” the assertion continued.
The corporate added that “contingency plans are in place to make sure we are able to proceed to ship the dependable service our prospects world wide rely on.”
FedEx additionally mentioned it’s grounding its MD-11s.
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UPS mentioned it made the transfer to floor the planes “out of an abundance of warning and within the curiosity of security.” (Credit score: X / @WT_Mason)
“Out of an abundance of warning, we’ve got made the choice to instantly floor our MD-11 fleet as we conduct a radical inspection and security assessment,” FedEx mentioned in a press release. “We’re instantly implementing contingency plans inside our built-in air-ground community to reduce disruptions.”
No less than 14 folks had been killed within the crash on Tuesday, together with the three crew members on board and at the very least eleven folks on the bottom.
The UPS flight was headed from Louisville to Honolulu when it crashed at round 5:15 p.m. because it was taking off, hitting an industrial space close to the airport and inflicting a fireplace.
No less than 14 folks died within the crash on Tuesday, together with the three crew members on board and at the very least eleven folks on the bottom. (Credit score: X / @WT_Mason)
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“We pray for every of the victims’ households, and pray that no extra victims had been misplaced as our first responders proceed to look and search solutions,” Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg mentioned in a video posted to X on Friday.
The Nationwide Transportation Security Board is main the investigation into the crash.
