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beowulfey | 1 month ago

They may have meant grounded, not decommissioned. DC-10s were grounded alongside the MD-11s.

https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/us-faa-broadens-md-11-gr...

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ksaj|1 month ago

Close. I meant decommissioned from the UPS fleet, nearly 25 years ago. MD11 was considered a more modern and flexible replacement.

kayfox|1 month ago

Did UPS Airlines ever fly the DC-10/MD10?

FedEx did and they retired them in the last 5 years because they had reached the end of their economical service lifetime and not because of any major flaw.