This is a follow-up report to the crash of UPS Flight 2976. Our original reporting was published as breaking news on November 4, 2025.

UPS Airlines abruptly grounded its entire fleet of McDonnell Douglas MD-11s on Friday. The decision, which the company says was made "in the interest of safety," comes just three days after flight 2976 tragically crashed near Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF).

In a statement, the carrier confirmed the grounding represents less than 10% of its fleet.

"Out of an abundance of caution and in the interest of safety, we have made the decision to temporarily ground our MD-11 fleet. MD-11s are approximately 9% of the UPS Airlines fleet. The grounding is effective immediately. We made this decision proactively at the recommendation of the a

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