Aviation Crashes and other FAA News

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The UPS jet that dropped an engine was 34 years old, which means it was built the same year Smells Like Teen Spirit came out.

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UPS Plane That Crashed Was 34 Years Old—and Repaired in September​

The MD-11 is old workhorse for FedEx and UPS that is in process of being phased out​


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At 34-years old, the airframe was WELL past its sell-by date by U.S. standards for passenger planes — and that’s without taking into account hours flown, a key metric for airplanes, engines and air frames. But the older planes are often converted to cargo use. Even for cargo, it sounds like this old girl probably should have already been put out to pasture when the fuel tank repair was required.
 


“… UPS said it was in compliance with the directive because it has grounded its fleet of 26 MD-11 planes, representing about 9% of its fleet.
Boeing said on Saturday it supports the FAA order.

FedEx, with 28 MD-11s in operation out of its 700 planes, said it was "immediately implementing contingency plans" to minimize disruptions.

… Officials said the FAA is likely to require comprehensive engine and pylon inspections before allowing the planes to resume service. The FAA order requires any necessary fixes after the inspections.…”
 
A bad look from Trump, IMO, given severity of controller shortage unrelated to the shutdown:

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What’s weird is that the controllers calling in sick and the FAA decision to cut back flights seems to have led to the compromise to end the shutdown, so if anything Trump should be thanking them for helping his side avoid having to give something on ACA supplements to re-open the government for a few months.
 
nycfan said:


“… UPS said it was in compliance with the directive because it has grounded its fleet of 26 MD-11 planes, representing about 9% of its fleet.
Boeing said on Saturday it supports the FAA order.

FedEx, with 28 MD-11s in operation out of its 700 planes, said it was "immediately implementing contingency plans" to minimize disruptions.

… Officials said the FAA is likely to require comprehensive engine and pylon inspections before allowing the planes to resume service. The FAA order requires any necessary fixes after the inspections.…”
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UPS just entered it's peak operations phase, which basically lasts from the 2nd week of November until after Valentine's day. Losing 10% of their air fleet is a logistical nightmare. It's a prudent thing to do, but man, that's gonna cause some chaos.
 


Trump claims he has personally analyzed new traffic control systems and “over the next two or three weeks we’ll be handing out the finest air traffic control system anywhere in the world. All the towers will be equipped…”

He also calls out Sean Duffy for doing a “fantastic job” in a way that brought to mind the great job by Brownie back in the day.
 
nycfan said:
A bad look from Trump, IMO, given severity of controller shortage unrelated to the shutdown:

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What’s weird is that the controllers calling in sick and the FAA decision to cut back flights seems to have led to the compromise to end the shutdown, so if anything Trump should be thanking them for helping his side avoid having to give something on ACA supplements to re-open the government for a few months.
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I read all this whiny slanted tripe from our so-called “president” (lol) and all I hear nowadays is BLA BLA BLA BLA BLA…

Can’t fucking wait until we (hopefully) have an actual adult leader—regardless of party affiliation, as I really don’t even fucking care at this point—elected POTUS in 2028. It’s time for our nation to move forward.
 
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