A closer look at the design choices that made the MD-11 a challenging aircraft to land.

FedEx and UPS, the two largest MD-11 operators at the time, had started to retire the aging McDonnell Douglas-built, Boeing-supported planes in favor of newer, more efficient jets. Then, in November, ...

Though closely related, the MD-11 and DC-10 differed in range, cockpit design, aerodynamics, and ultimately commercial success.

The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 currently occupies a strange and yet extremely fascinating place in aviation history. It was conceived as a modern long-haul widebody for the late 1980s and early 1990s, ...

The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 cargo plane, built in 1991, went down around 5:15 p.m. Nov. 4 after its left wing caught fire.

A UPS cargo jet aborted its landing at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport to avoid a smaller aircraft on the ...

Why the Boeing 777 is the most successful widebody airliner of all time.

The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a two-day investigative hearing on May 19 and 20 regarding the deadly ...

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will be holding an investigative hearing about the fatal UPS crash that ...

United Airlines, the largest operator of this engine type, is now experiencing mounting difficulties in keeping its ...

Maryland officials have announced a settlement with the owner and operator of the massive cargo ship that crashed into a ...

(CNN) -- The pilot and co-pilot aboard a FedEx cargo plane were killed when the plane burst into flames Monday while landing ...