A UPS wide-body cargo plane crashed on Tuesday and erupted into a fireball moments after takeoff from the international airport in

SANDY SPRINGS, GA — The Sandy Springs-based shipping giant UPS is facing major operational challenges after a deadly cargo plane crash at its global aviation hub in Louisville, Kentucky, left at least 12 people dead, including a child.

Cargo carriers operate fewer flights than passenger lines but they still present a hazard to crew and people on the ground.

() -Parcel giant United Parcel Service halted cargo-sorting operations at Louisville International Airport after its wide-body freighter burst into flames shortly after takeoff on late Tuesday, killing nine people,

A UPS Boeing MD-11 Freighter crashed as it was departing Louisville International Airport Nov. 4, igniting a major fire in a nearby commercial area and causing multiple fatalities. The accident occurred at about 5:20 p.m. local time, UPS said. By 10:20 p.m., local officials had confirmed at least...

The delivery giant has also shuttered 93 buildings in 2025 as it adjusts its U.S. network to a reduction in Amazon volume.

The grim task of finding victims from the firestorm that followed the crash of a UPS cargo plane in Louisville, Kentucky, has entered a third day