McDonnell Douglas MD-11
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The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 is an American trijet wide-body airliner which was manufactured by McDonnell Douglas and later by Boeing. The MD-11 is the largest trijet ever built.
An MD-11 of KLM, its last passenger operator, in 2008
The MD-11 on the left is 202 ft (61.6 m) long and has winglets and a smaller tailplane while the DC-10 on the right is 181.6 ft (55.35 m) long.
Nine-abreast economy class
The MD-11 has a center engine at the base of the vertical stabilizer, like the DC-10. Additionally, the nacelle has a bulge at the front, similar to the DC-10-40 variant.
UPS Airlines Flight 2976
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UPS Airlines Flight 2976 was a scheduled domestic cargo flight in the United States from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Louisville, Kentucky, to Honolulu, Hawaii. On November 4, 2025
McDonnell Douglas MD-11
…to end the MD-XX program in October 1996, because the financial investment was too large for the company. As of November 2025, immediately before the UPS Airlines Flight 2976 crash, 51 remained operational with FedEx (26), UPS (22) and Western Global Airlines (3). Following the Louisville crash, UPS Airlines permanently…
N259UP, the aircraft involved in the accident, pictured in April 2025
Smoke plume viewed from the ground