It may be the darling child of heavy-lift cargo carriers around the world, but the consensus is clear. The MD-11's days look truly numbered.

What does it take for an airliner that has been flying freight for decades to be told, in essence, to sit down immediately?

Few commercial aircraft have had as dramatic a second life as the massive McDonnell Douglas MD-11. An aircraft once marketed as a long-range, three-engine successor to the DC-10, it ultimately found ...

(CNN) — The ashes have settled over the charred Louisville neighborhood where nine people remain missing and families cling to hope as investigators comb through the wreckage of Tuesday’s fatal UPS ...

The fiery crash of a UPS plane shortly after its left engine flew off its wing and sparked a massive fire during takeoff could spell the end of the 109 remaining MD-11 airliners that have been ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Major cargo operators immediately grounded their fleets of MD-11 aircraft Saturday following a safety recommendation from Boeing, affecting approximately 70 planes worldwide. UPS and ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Federal aviation officials issued an order Saturday for McDonnell Douglas MD-11 planes not to be flown pending further inspection, reinforcing cargo carriers’ decision to ground ...

UPS (UPS) and FedEx (FDX), two of the leading cargo airlines in the world, have grounded their fleets of McDonnell Douglas MD-11 planes on the recommendations of the aircraft’s manufacturer, Boeing ...