Farewell Tri-Jet: UPS Is Retiring Its Iconic MD-11 Fleet

The age of the trijet is one step closer to finally coming to an end, following confirmation from the United Parcel Service that it has retired its fleet of McDonnell Douglas MD-11 freighters that had previously been serving it under the UPS Airlines brand. These three-engine widebodies were already on their way out, but the crash of one of them in November has proven to be the last straw, and accelerated their withdrawal from service atUPS.