MD-11 aircraft composed approximately 9% of the UPS fleet and 4% of the FedEx fleet as of 2025-11-20.
November 20, 2025
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temporal
Relative fleet composition of MD-11 freighter aircraft within two major cargo carriers.
As of 2025-11-09, United Parcel Service (UPS) operated 26 McDonnell Douglas MD-11 aircraft out of more than 500 aircraft in its fleet, and FedEx operated 28 MD-11 aircraft out of about 700 aircraft in its fleet.
November 09, 2025
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temporal
Fleet composition statistics indicating the relative share of MD-11 aircraft within major cargo carriers' total fleets.
As of 2025, MD-11 aircraft made up about 9% of UPS's airline fleet and about 4% of FedEx's fleet.
November 08, 2025
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temporal
Reported fleet composition percentages for major U.S. cargo carriers.
As of 2025-11-08, McDonnell Douglas MD-11 aircraft comprised about 9% of UPS's airline fleet and about 4% of FedEx's fleet.
November 08, 2025
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statistical
Share of MD-11 aircraft within the UPS and FedEx cargo airline fleets.
Louisville, Kentucky serves as a major UPS distribution and air cargo hub.
November 07, 2025
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infrastructure
Location of a major package distribution and air cargo center for UPS.
The UPS package handling facility in Louisville is the company's largest hub.
November 07, 2025
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organizational
Description of the scale and role of UPS's Louisville hub within the company
The UPS package handling facility in Louisville employs more than 20,000 people in the region.
November 07, 2025
high
statistical
Workforce size for UPS's Louisville hub
The UPS package handling facility in Louisville handles about 300 flights daily and sorts more than 400,000 packages per hour.
November 07, 2025
high
statistical
Operational throughput metrics for UPS's Louisville hub
UPS Worldport, UPS's primary air hub in Louisville, handles about 300 flights per day and sorts more than 400,000 packages per hour.
November 06, 2025
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operational
Throughput and capacity statistics for UPS's Louisville air sorting hub.
UPS Worldport is UPS's largest shipping hub and is located at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Louisville, Kentucky.
November 05, 2025
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organizational
Identifies the location and status of UPS's primary air cargo hub.
UPS Worldport has the capacity to sort about 416,000 packages per hour.
November 05, 2025
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operational_capacity
Sorting throughput capacity reported for UPS's largest air hub.
UPS reported cutting 48,000 jobs year-to-date in 2025 and closed some buildings as part of a corporate turnaround.
November 05, 2025
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corporate_action
Workforce reductions and facility closures reported by the company during its turnaround efforts in 2025.
UPS shifted its strategic focus toward business-to-business deliveries and away from Amazon-focused deliveries as part of a corporate turnaround.
November 05, 2025
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business_strategy
Describes a change in UPS's delivery focus associated with its turnaround strategy.
UPS's largest package-handling facility is located in Louisville, Kentucky; the facility employs thousands of workers, operates about 300 daily flights, and sorts more than 400,000 packages per hour.
November 04, 2025
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logistics
Describes the scale and operational capacity of UPS's major Louisville sorting hub.
UPS Worldport at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport is UPS's largest package-handling facility, employs thousands of workers, handles about 300 daily flights, and sorts more than 400,000 packages per hour.
November 04, 2025
high
statistical
Operational characteristics of UPS's Louisville package-handling hub.
UPS Worldport, located at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, serves as UPS's global hub for air cargo operations and is the company's largest package-handling facility worldwide.
high
organizational
Facility role and location within UPS's air cargo network.
UPS is the largest employer in Louisville, Kentucky, providing approximately 26,000 jobs.
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economic
Local employment scale reported for the company.