UPS, plane crash
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The UPS cargo plane that crashed Tuesday was 34 years old and needed a critical repair on its fuel tank in September.The MD-11 plane was grounded in San Antonio from Sept. 3 through at least Oct. 18,
The UPS freighter that crashed in Louisville was a 34-year old jet. While that’s old for a passenger plane, that’s not so unusual in the world of air cargo.
UPS Flight 2976 crashed Tuesday evening as it departed Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport for Honolulu, according to the FAA.
At least 12 people were killed and several others injured after a UPS plane crashed shortly after taking off from the Louisville International Airport on Tuesday.
UPS said on Wednesday it would reopen its sprawling air cargo hub in Louisville, Kentucky, after temporarily shuttering it a day earlier due to a deadly plane crash, a move that will begin easing delays in the delivery firm's global network.