Louisville: US aviation officials have ordered all McDonnell Douglas MD-11 planes not to be flown pending further inspection, reinforcing cargo carriers’ decision to ground their fleets following last week’s deadly crash at the UPS global aviation hub in Kentucky.

UPS and FedEx said on Saturday AEDT that they were grounding their fleets of MD-11s “out of an abundance of caution,” and the Federal Aviation Administration’s directive followed, sidelining the planes until inspection and correction of any problems.

In the Louisville crash last week, the jet’s left engine detached during take-off, triggering a fire and causing the plane to crash, killing the three pilots onboard and 11 people on the ground.

“This condition could result in loss of continued safe flight and landing,” the FAA s

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