The engine of a UPS jet that exploded in a ball of fire in Kentucky fell off the aircraft during takeoff, officials revealed while confirming the fiery death toll had reached 12 in an “apocalyptic” ...

The MD-11’s three engines were meant to make “one engine out” a manageable problem; an engine leaving the airplane is something else entirely. UPS Flight 2976 placed an uncomfortable engineering ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A UPS cargo plane’s left wing caught fire and an engine fell off just before it crashed and exploded after takeoff in Kentucky, a federal investigator said Wednesday, offering ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE/AP) - First responders continued searching for more victims Wednesday after a UPS cargo plane crashed and exploded in a massive fireball at the company’s global aviation hub in ...

A UPS cargo plane's left wing caught fire and an engine fell off just before it crashed and exploded after takeoff in Kentucky, a federal official said Wednesday, offering the first investigative ...