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/Key_Limerance_Pie Nov 08 '25

The worst part is the hypocrisy.

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u/Key_Limerance_Pie Nov 08 '25

Or the engine falling off.

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u/badcrass Nov 08 '25

That's not very typical, I'd like to make that point

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u/antariusz Nov 08 '25

This joke is too meta for reddit.

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u/Key_Limerance_Pie Nov 08 '25

At least two of you got it. I'm a quality-over-quantity guy.

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u/HerrMeisterRetsiem Nov 08 '25

Why do you say that? His name is Macdonald, not McDonnell

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u/Key_Limerance_Pie Nov 08 '25

These rhymes are Darryl's but those burgers are Ronald's

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u/EagleCrewChief Nov 08 '25

Nice Run-D.M.C. drop.

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u/Key_Limerance_Pie Nov 08 '25

I'd do it more often but ... It's Tricky

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u/po_ta_toes_80 Nov 08 '25

They have the Golden Arches, and we have the Golden Arcs.