Following the fatal crash of UPS Airlines Flight 2976 in Louisville on November 3, Boeing recommended that all McDonnell Douglas MD-11 operators suspend flights while additional engineering analysis on the aircraft is performed. This primarily impacts UPS and FedEx, the two primary operators of MD-11 cargo variants, both of whom grounded their fleets out of "an abundance of caution." MD-11 operator Western Global is also expected to comply.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is leading this probe, with early details indicating that the jet climbed briefly before a catastrophic failure occurred . This resulted in engine separation and cockpit warnings. A precautionary step, this is aimed at preventing another event and keeping operations fully safe while the technical r

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