UPS and FedEx have temporarily grounded all 57 MD-11 freighter aircraft in their fleets to conduct checks following the catastrophic accident involving one of the planes this week. The post UPS and FedEx halt MD-11 flying to conduct safety review appeared first on FreightWaves.

United Parcel Service Inc. and FedEx Corp. grounded their McDonnell Douglas MD-11 aircraft fleet on Boeing Co.’s recommendation, after a crash involving the jet killed more than a dozen people in Louisville this week.

UPS and FedEx have 'suspended flight operations' for their MD-11 planes, the aircraft manufacturer Boeing confirmed in a statement to PEOPLE. The decision comes after at least 14 people were killed in a UPS plane crash on Tuesday,

The FAA has prohibited all MD-11 aircraft from flying after the deadly crash of a UPS MD-11 cargo jet this week. The post FAA grounds all MD-11 freighter aircraft for inspection appeared first on FreightWaves.

UPS and FedEx grounded their MD-11 fleets "out of an abundance of caution and in the interest of safety" after a plane crash in Louisville, Kentucky, that killed 14 people.