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UPS, FedEx Scramble to Shore Up Networks Drained By Deadly Crash

A UPS cargo plane lands at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025.Photographer: Jim Vondruska/Bloomberg

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By Cailley LaPara, Julie Johnsson, and Siddharth Philip

November 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM UTC

Updated on

November 24, 2025 at 1:12 AM UTC

United Parcel Service Inc. and FedEx Corp. are working to secure enough freighters as they grapple with a ban on a pillar of their air-cargo fleets through the crucial holiday delivery season, and potentially beyond.

An indefinite grounding of the workhorse MD-11 jet is in place as investigators probe why an engine tore off a 34-year-old widebody just as it took off on Nov. 4. The resulting crash killed 14 people.