Todd Inman

The FAA temporarily grounded the MD-11 after the fatal crash of a UPS plane in Kentucky

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The FAA temporarily grounded the MD-11 after the fatal crash of a UPS plane in Kentucky

Federal authorities are barring all McDonnell Douglas MD-11 operators from flying the aircraft until they are inspected after a UPS cargo plane burst into a ball of flames shortly after takeoff from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Kentucky earlier this week. The Federal Aviation Administration’s emergency order on Saturday was prompted by an accident … Read more

A UPS plane suffered engine failure before the crash at the Louisville airport

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A UPS plane suffered engine failure before the crash at the Louisville airport

Federal transportation safety officials said Wednesday that video shows a UPS cargo plane’s engine detaching shortly before it crashed at Muhammad Ali International Airport at Louisville International Airport, killing at least 12 people. Todd Inman, a member of the National Transportation Safety Board, said at a news conference in Louisville that officials would be on … Read more