# FedEx is preparing to return its MD-11 cargo aircraft to service as early as next month.

*aerospace · news · 2026-04-28 · Newsmax*

## Key points

- FedEx plans to return grounded MD-11 cargo planes to service as early as next month.
- Boeing developed and tested a redesigned bearing for the MD-11 component linked to the crash.
- NTSB found Boeing has known about MD-11 bearing cracks since at least 2011, without mandating fixes.
- FedEx incurred at least $200 million in costs due to the grounding, including leasing replacement aircraft.
- The FAA has not yet approved the final procedures needed to lift the MD-11 grounding.

**Companies:** FedEx, Boeing
**Countries:** United States

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