The United Parcel Service and FedEx announced on Friday the immediate grounding of its MD-11 planes, a move that comes just days after a deadly crash involving one of the jets in Kentucky. At least 14 people were killed after a McDonnell Douglas MD-11 cargo plane belonging to UPS crashed shortly after takeoff in Louisville

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.

AHM monitors aircraft systems in real-time to detect developing issues before they become failures. FedEx has integrated AHM across various aircraft types in its fleet, including the Boeing 777, 767, 757, and MD-11, leveraging the system's ability to handle many reportable faults.

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.

The death toll from the UPS cargo plane crash in Louisville, Kentucky, has risen to 13, officials said Thursday. "On my way to the Teamsters' vigil, I learned of a 13th person that died as a result of the UPS flight 2976 plane crash,