A fiery MD-11 plane crash on Nov. 4 in Louisville, Kentucky, killed 14 people and injured at least 23 when the left engine detached during takeoff. Cargo carriers grounded their McDonnell Douglas MD-11 fleets shortly after, ahead of a directive from the FAA.

United Parcel Service's (UPS) and FedEx's fleet of MD-11 cargo aircraft will likely remain grounded for months rather than weeks as had initially been expected, according to an internal memo obtained by Newsweek, potentially increasing pressure on shipping over the Christmas holiday.

After a recent analysis revealed why one of its planes briefly and unexpectedly lost altitude mid-flight last month, Airbus ordered urgent updates to thousands of its jets on Friday, possibly causing disruptions to the busy holiday travel season.

It added that arrangements are being made to minimise disruptions to its customers. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Two United Airlines planes taxing for takeoff "made contact" with each other on the tarmac at Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport on Nov. 18, according to the carrier. The collision caused a delay for both flights as passengers were forced to deplane and board new aircraft.

A mid-air collision between two light planes near Sydney left one pilot dead after his aircraft crashed into bushland.

Airbus has decided to ground more than 6,000 A320 jets to implement an urgent software update nearly a month after a JetBlue flight suddenly lost altitude mid-flight and sent at least 15 passengers to the hospital.

A pilot has died after two planes crashed mid-air in southwest Sydney. Two light planes collided mid-air before one of the planes crashed into nearby bushland. The body of a pilot, believed to be the sole occupant of the plane, was found by emergency services.