Could a single fractured fitting bring down a widebody freighter in seconds? The National Transportation Safety Board’s preliminary report on UPS Flight 2976 provides a sobering answer backed by frame ...

In its investigative update, the NTSB reports fatigue cracking in the left engine pylon of UPS Flight 2976, a key clue in the November 2025 crash.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has widened its emergency response to a serious engine pylon issue that was first uncovered on the MD-11 freighter fleet. Days after grounding the McDonnell ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - FAA records show maintenance workers repaired a crack on the crashed UPS plane’s left engine pylon in 2019. The NTSB said Friday the bulk of that pylon was still attached to ...

The left engine that came off the UPS McDonnell-Douglas MD-11 leading to its fatal crash Nov. 4 had most of its pylon attached when it separated, NTSB investigators have determined. “The bulk of the ...

COLORADO SPRINGS—As assembly of the first Dassault Falcon 10X gets underway, Rolls-Royce has completed an extensive flight test campaign of the ultra-long-range business aircraft’s Pearl 10X engines.