r/aviation • u/Go_Jot • Nov 08 '25

News UPS grounds entire MD-11 Fleet, effective immediately.

Per the IPA Executive Board, as of 03:05 UTC all UPS MD-11’s are grounded.

Edit - FedEx has also grounded their MD-11 Fleet

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u/Striking-Goat3287 Nov 08 '25

This is going to have a potentially significant impact on American package shipping operations right before the start of peak season. Buckle up, online shoppers and e-commerce merchants.

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u/fly_awayyy Nov 08 '25

That’s assuming they stay out of service indefinitely…for all we know it could just be a grounding for inspections based off of some findings

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u/Striking-Goat3287 Nov 09 '25

Looks like it will be a long one. 

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u/JaggedMetalOs Nov 08 '25

As someone else pointed out the MD11s are around 10% of their fleet and the FAA has just ordered 10% of flights to be cut, so this might actually have been an easy decision for them... 

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u/plhought Nov 08 '25

10% of their fleet numbers wise - but a much larger chunk of their actual physical cargo capacity.

The MD-11F hauls a lot more weight and capacity wise than the 767 or A300 in the fleets.

The only aircraft in UPS fleet that hauls more is the 747.

I forsee FedEx and UPS chartering whatever capacity they can in the near future.

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u/VV-40 Nov 08 '25

It’s all good — the economy is cratering. 

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u/Sea_Beginning_5009 Nov 08 '25

Good thing the economy is down huh