Overview
- The carriers acted on Boeing’s recommendation to suspend MD-11 flights while additional engineering work is conducted.
- Officials confirm at least 14 deaths, including the three UPS crew members, and CNN reports nine people remain missing as recovery continues.
- Investigators have secured the cockpit voice and flight data recorders and the separated left engine and pylon for detailed examination.
- Early analysis indicates a repeating warning bell for about 25 seconds and a climb to roughly 100 feet before the aircraft went down.
- UPS and FedEx say contingency plans will limit service disruptions, with MD-11s comprising about 9% of UPS’s fleet and 28 aircraft, about 4%, at FedEx.