The most consequential mechanical failures in transport aviation are often the ones which start as hairline cracks hidden inside a load path that “always worked” until it does not. In the UPS MD-11F ...

Freight carriers UPS and FedEx said they have grounded their fleets of MD-11 cargo planes, after one of them was involved in a deadly crash in Kentucky this week. A McDonnell Douglas MD-11 aircraft ...

The crash of a UPS MD-11 cargo jet in Kentucky, killing 15, was linked to a part flagged by Boeing over a decade earlier. The ...

(CNN) — The ashes have settled over the charred Louisville neighborhood where nine people remain missing and families cling to hope as investigators comb through the wreckage of Tuesday’s fatal UPS ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an emergency directive on Saturday to the owners and operators of Boeing’s ...

A look at the unique design choices made for the MD-11 and earlier DC-10 trijets, and how this influenced the DC-10's success ...

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: ...

The US civil aviation regulator ordered Saturday that all MD-11 cargo planes remain grounded for inspections, after one of them was involved in a deadly crash in Kentucky this week. A McDonnell ...