Boeing’s Neglect of Known Engine Mount Failures Led to Deadly UPS Crash

The November 2025 crash of a UPS MD-11 cargo plane near Louisville, Kentucky, which claimed the lives of three pilots and twelve civilians on the ground, reveals a disturbing pattern of corporate and regulatory complacency that threatens America’s aviation safety and national security. Repeated Failures Ignored: How Could Boeing Overlook Critical Risks? Decades before this tragic accident, Boeing had already identified failures in the spherical bearing race—a key component securing the MD-11's engines to its wings. In 2011, the planemaker acknowledged four prior instances of this part failing across three aircraft but shockingly concluded these defects "would not result in...