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FedEx targets May 31 return for MD‑11 freighters after November UPS crash

FedEx said Wednesday it is working with Boeing and U.S. aircraft safety regulators to return its grounded MD‑11 freighters to service by May 31. The fleet was taken out of service after a deadly November crash of a UPS‑operated MD‑11.

Discovered 2026-01-28T10:57:40.165993-08:00 | 2026-01-28T10:57:40.165993-08:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • Restores critical freighter capacity for a major integrator; FedEx previously said it would absorb roughly $175 million to replace MD‑11 capacity while the type remained grounded (source:02aec179-9309-4310-b408-01fb9e1361a1).

  • Signals progress toward resolving the emergency airworthiness actions that followed the accident, including the FAAissued emergency AD and fleet groundings (source:066d2505-894c-4b37-8322-ff89ffc1aafb).

  • The announcement arrives while the NTSBinvestigation continues; preliminary findings identifying fatigue cracks in pylon components remain central to the probe and any mandated inspections (source:5a2944e8-3f62-40dc-8bee-cbb134b1491e).

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