Sources: MD-11 Grounding Is Likely To Persist Through The End Of 2025

The grounding of the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 fleet is expected to last until the end of the year, following the tragic incident of UPS Flight 2976 that crashed shortly after takeoff, killing the three on board and a further 11 bystanders on the ground.

Testing has been undertaken following the incident earlier this month. Currently, Boeing (which assumed responsibility given their merger with McDonnell Douglas ), works towards an inspection criteria that is satisfactory to please the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Grounded MD-11

The Federal Aviation Administration took necessary steps to ground the MD-11 following the incident in Louisville. This primarily affects UPS and FedEx , both cargo carriers that have extensive global operations with aircraft. At th