The most consequential mechanical failures in transport aviation are often the ones which start as hairline cracks hidden ...

The MD-11’s three engines were meant to make “one engine out” a manageable problem; an engine leaving the airplane is something else entirely. UPS Flight 2976 placed an uncomfortable engineering ...

Loved by cargo operators, disliked by many passenger airlines, and endlessly debated by pilots, the MD-11’s story is one of ...

The fiery crash of a UPS plane shortly after its left engine flew off its wing and sparked a massive fire during takeoff could spell the end of the 109 remaining MD-11 airliners that have been ...