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.
There are no initial indications that the age of the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 was in any way a factor in the fatal crash that killed at least nine people shortly after take off from Louisville, Kentucky Tuesday evening. The cause is still under investigation and will be for some time.
But the crash does highlight how planes, can h
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