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UPS, FedEx ground MD-11 aircraft following deadly Louisville plane crash

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UPS has temporarily grounded its fleet of McDonnell Douglas MD-11s, which was the type of plane involved in a deadly crash in Louisville, Kentucky, earlier this week.The decision was made "out of an abundance of caution and in the interest of safety," the company said in a statement late Friday night."We have made the decision to temporarily ground our MD-11 fleet," UPS said. "MD-11s are approximately 9% of the UPS Airlines fleet. The grounding is effective immediately."FORD TEMPORARILY HALTS KENTUCKY PLANT OPERATIONS AFTER DEADLY UPS PLANE CRASH"We made this decision proactively at the recomm...