top | item 46645788 (no title) 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... discuss order hn newest 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.
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.
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.
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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.