The MD-11's high landing speed is unusual among modern widebody airliners and it makes the aircraft more difficult to land.

Thinking about the McDonnell Douglas MD-11, the first characteristics to come to mind are for sure its long and elegant fuselage, and its peculiar trijet configuration. Among aviation enthusiasts and ...

That means at least seven hours, ideally—even if you plan to doze on the plane, which can be a gamble. That bedrock of rest ...

An MD-11 crashed in Louisville Nov. 4, killing 14 people. The Federal Aviation Administration barred the planes from flight pending inspections and corrective actions days later. UPS officials ...

The fiery crash of a UPS plane shortly after its left engine flew off its wing and sparked a massive fire during takeoff could spell the end of the 109 remaining MD-11 airliners that have been ...

Nov 26 - The vast grounding of MD-11 jets after a fiery crash this month involving one of the planes, is unlikely to end before 2026, a source told Reuters on Wednesday, driving industry demand for ...

The grounding of MD-11 cargo jets, following a fatal crash, is expected to be much longer and more complex than initially anticipated, requiring extensive inspections and repairs. This prolonged ...

Parcel giant UPS said its fleet of McDonnell Douglas MD-11 cargo jets will not be back in service in time for the peak holiday delivery season after the fiery crash of a plane that had just been ...

UPS Airlines has grounded a fleet of aircraft indefinitely for continued inspections and possible repairs after one of its cargo planes crashed in Kentucky and exploded in a massive, deadly fireball.

The FAA’s grounding of MD-11 cargo jets after a Nov. 4 crash in Louisville has halted operations for carriers like UPS and FedEx and triggered pilot furloughs at Western Global Airlines. A preliminary ...

United Parcel Service’s (UPS) fleet of MD-11 aircraft, grounded in the wake of a deadly crash in Louisville, Kentucky, will not be back in service in time for the busy holiday season, leaving the ...