At least 7 dead in UPS plane crash in Kentucky
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At least 13 people were killed and several others injured after a UPS plane crashed shortly after taking off from the Louisville International Airport on Tuesday.
In a statement released today, UPS officials provided additional information about the pilots who were killed in the Louisville flight crash.
Videos show UPS Flight 2976 banking left before the accident, and officials said the plane's left engine detached entirely during takeoff.
LOUISVILLE — The death toll has risen from the deadly UPS plane crash at Louisville Muhammad Ali Airport. Mayor Craig Greenberg said that a 13th person has died as a result of the crash. The victim was at an area hospital, where they died on Nov. 6, the mayor said during a vigil, The Louisville Courier Journal reported.
Federal investigators looking into the deadly UPS cargo plane crash in Kentucky will closely examine the aircraft’s maintenance records and data recorder after finding that one of its engines fell off during takeoff.
The power had just gone off and the ground was shaking at Grade A Auto Parts when the owner received a panicked video call from his chief financial officer. On his screen, CEO Sean Garber watched a “huge fireball” engulf the Louisville,
UPS recently reported better-than-expected earnings numbers. Focusing on higher-margin business and reducing staff should continue to make the business leaner and more efficient. Earlier this year, UPS announced it would be slashing its Amazon-related business in half.
The United Parcel Service cargo plane that crashed Tuesday was 34 years old and needed a critical repair on its fuel tank in September.The MD-11 plane was grounded in San Antonio from Sept. 3 through at least Oct.