FedEx is slowly redeploying its fleet of MD-11 aircraft that were grounded for seven months following the fiery crash of a UPS freighter, but has also decided to retire 10 aging aircraft. The post ...
A closer look at the story behind the world's last Tristar, and what the future holds for this unique aircraft.
Carrier returning trijets from grounding after fix developed in wake of UPS accident at Louisville. US freight specialist FedEx is expecting to have its full Boeing MD-11F fleet back in service before ...
The Boeing 747 was the world's first widebody, but it was the Airbus A300 that introduced the modern configuration for a widebody. The plane was innovative and efficient, but what was most striking ...
A FedEx MD-11 freighter moves along a taxiway at Taipei Taoyuan International Airport in Taiwan on Oct. 7, 2025. (Photo: Shutterstock/KITTIKUN YOKSAP) FedEx Corp. has reinstated four McDonnell Douglas ...
As technology advances and fleets modernize, these aircraft will continue to define how goods move swiftly and safely across the world, one flight at a time. In an era when e-commerce, just-in-time ...
Airline and Airport Management Graduate, Student Commercial Pilot and Commercial Aviation Writer. When looking at the titans of the late 20th-century widebody market, a common question arises: is it ...
The 8,350-lb. vertical lift A300 offers all-wheel steer and skid-steer drive options with the flip of a switch. 3,000-lb. rated operating capacity and 6,000-lb. tipping load 126.4-in. lift height, ...
FedEx’s cargo freighters were actually decommissioned passenger aircraft — technicians literally removed the galleys, lavatories, and rows of seating, swept out old crumbs, reinforced the floors to ...