UPS won’t resurrect MD-11 fleet after deadly crash, takes $137M charge

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UPS has accelerated the retirement of its MD-11 freighter fleet because they will likely require extensive repairs to make them airworthy following a fatal crash and there are newer planes in the delivery pipeline.