At least 6 dead in Maine plane crash
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UPS retiring entire fleet of cargo plane model involved in fatal Kentucky crash that killed 15 - The MD-11s constituted around 9% of UPS’s fleet, and their write-off resulted in an after-tax charge of
An aviation consultant said the Bombardier Challenger 600 is "very susceptible" to ice contamination in the upper wing.
An MD-11 cargo plane is the style plane that crashed into Louisville businesses, shortly after the left engine caught fire and detached. She did not link the retirement of MD-11s to the crash. "Over the next year or so, we will replace much of that capacity with new, more efficient, Boeing 767 aircraft," Tome added.