After having grounded its McDonnell Douglas MD-11Fs, Fedex Express has stated that it expects the aircraft type will soon return to service. As reported by Freight Waves, the inspections mandated by the FAA in the wake of the tragic crash of UPS 2976 are expected to be completed shortly , allowing for each inspected aircraft to return to service one by one. In the meantime, FedEx is making up the lost capacity with other fleets and by shifting some packages to its ground network.

The FAA has mandated a nationwide grounding of the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 in the wake of UPS 2976, in which an MD-11 crashed shortly after takeoff when its left engine detached from the aircraft's wing. The three US operators of the type, FedEx, UPS Airlines, and Western Global Airlines, grounded their fle

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