FedEx prepares to reactivate grounded MD-11 fleet in May

FedEx Corp. is gearing up to resume flying 28 MD-11 freighter aircraft by the end of May with the support of Boeing despite no public sign that regulators are ready to lift a mandatory grounding of the platform in place since the fatal crash of a UPS cargo jet in early November, FreightWaves has learned. The integrated parcel and logistics giant intends to install a new bearing produced by Boeing to correct a design flaw in the pylon that secures the engines to the MD-11s wing, according to a bulletin is ...

FedEx prepares to reactivate grounded MD-11 fleet in May - Reportify