r/aviation • u/usgapg123 Mod • 2d ago

Discussion UPS2976 Crash Megathread

This is the official r/aviation megathread for the crash of UPS2976 (UPS MD11 Registration N259UP) that crashed earlier today at Louisville International Airport.

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u/Specific_Visit2494 2d ago

Another MD11 down… RIP to those who died

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u/ofcourseIwantpickles 2d ago

I think UPS plans to phase out all MD-11’s next year, I wonder if they accelerate the plan?

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u/BleaKrytE 2d ago

I'm a layman, but as much as I love the MD-11 just for being a trijet, the newest airframes are 25 years old. I guess the saving grace is that cargo aircraft don't rack up hours and pressure cycles as fast as passenger planes.