Jon Ostrower
@jonostrower.com
Endlessly fascinated by things in the sky. Editor-in-chief of @theaircurrent.com, co-host of @theairshowpodcast.com and co-founder of @yawmanflight.com. CNN, WSJ & Flightglobal alum. Standby for news...
Everything thus far has pointed to airframe, not engine, as the centerpiece of the investigation, but this could change.
November 9, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Everything thus far has pointed to airframe, not engine, as the centerpiece of the investigation, but this could change.
Those are the PAPI lights for 35L in the right part of the frame. At least one of those four lights were damaged according to footage from the scene.
November 5, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Those are the PAPI lights for 35L in the right part of the frame. At least one of those four lights were damaged according to footage from the scene.
Little is known about the UPS MD-11F accident at this point, but footage taken from the air shows a chunk of one engine nacelle inlet sitting at a spot 2,000 feet before the end of runway 17R at SDF.
November 5, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Little is known about the UPS MD-11F accident at this point, but footage taken from the air shows a chunk of one engine nacelle inlet sitting at a spot 2,000 feet before the end of runway 17R at SDF.