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UPS has temporarily grounded its entire fleet of MD-11 freighter planes "out of an abundance of caution."

The decision follows a crash in Louisville where an MD-11's engine detached during takeoff, resulting in at least 14 fatalities.

The grounding was made proactively at the recommendation of the aircraft's manufacturer, UPS said.

UPS has grounded all of its MD-11 cargo freighter planes, effective immediately.

“Out of an abundance of caution and in the interest of safety, we have made the decision to temporarily ground our MD-11 fleet,” the company said in a statement posted to its website late Friday.

An MD-11, UPS Flight 2976, crashed while taking off Nov. 4 as it left UPS Worldport in Louisville, the company's largest shipping and logistics facility globally

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