U-P-S ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT IT HAS RETIRED ITS FLEET OF MCDONNEL-DOUGLAS M-D-11 CARGO PLANES…..JUST MONTHS AFTER ONE CRASHED
DURING TAKOFF…..CAUSING 15 DEATHS IN LOUISVILLE…..
M-D-11’s MADE UP ABOUT NINE-PERCENT OF THE U-P-S FLEET……
THE NOVEMBR FOURTH CRASH KILLED THE PLANE’S THREE-PERSON CREW AND 12 OTHERS ON THE GROUND JUST OUTSIDE THE MUHAMMAND ALI
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT….AS THE PLANE’S LEFT ENGINE FELL OFF THE WING….AND IT WAS ONLY ABLE TO CLIMB ABOUT 30-FEET BEFORE CRASHING…..
THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION GROUNDED ALL M-D-11’s AFTER THE ACCIDENT……
