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They do mention that the DC10 (this plane's predecessor) was decommissioned for similar issues.

This article does not?

And the DC-10 was not decommissioned. It is, in fact, still in service.

They may have meant grounded, not decommissioned. DC-10s were grounded alongside the MD-11s.

https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/us-faa-broadens-md-11-gr...

Close. I meant decommissioned from the UPS fleet, nearly 25 years ago. MD11 was considered a more modern and flexible replacement.

Did UPS Airlines ever fly the DC-10/MD10?

FedEx did and they retired them in the last 5 years because they had reached the end of their economical service lifetime and not because of any major flaw.

The DC-10 and MD-11 are both McDonnell Douglas. They merged into Boeing, but instead of Boeing’s safety and innovation oriented culture, McDonnell‘s finance bros won with their cost and corner cutting measures.

Aviation rules are written by blood, you either follow them or you add a few more lines with your own blood.

> Aviation rules are written by blood, you either follow them or you add a few more lines with your own blood.

Please, what fool subjects their own blood to the absence of regulation? If you've got blood on your hands, much better for it to be a customer that has already paid you.

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