Flight cuts from government shutdown strain a supply chain that's already stretched thin

NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration’s announcement of a 10% reduction in flight capacity across 40 major U.S. airports could put a strain on air cargo as the peak holiday season approaches.

Several airports with major package distribution centers are on the list of airports that will reduce capacity — FedEx has hubs at the airports in Indianapolis and Memphis, Tennessee. UPS' biggest hub , Worldport, is in Louisville, Kentucky, the site of this week’s deadly cargo plane crash .

Meanwhile, UPS and FedEx said late Friday they're grounding their fleets of McDonnell Douglas MD-11 planes “out of an abundance of caution” following the Tuesday crash, which killed 14 people , including the three pilots on the MD-11 headed for Honolulu.

MD-11 aircrafts make up about