Why does the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 land so fast?

The MD-11 was not drawn on a clean sheet. It was a major update of the DC-10, built to carry more payload and fly farther ...

NTSB investigators pinpoint failed part in UPS plane crash

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) identified the failed part that contributed to a fatal UPS plane crash in ...

Boeing Knew About Flaws in UPS Plane That Crashed in Louisville, N.T.S.B. Says

In a report Wednesday, the National Transportation Safety Board said fractures that appeared to have led the left engine to ...
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Boeing Warned Of MD-11 Part-Failure Risk In 2011, NTSB Finds

The part that failed and triggered the engine separation at the heart of last November’s fatal crash of a UPS MD-11 was flagged for inspections by Boeing in 2011, but the manufacturer concluded that a ...