Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport
Coverage of Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in the Nexus archive.
- UPS Did Not Tell Inspectors to Check Failed Part in Louisville Crash
An MD-11 cargo jet operated by UPS crashed shortly after takeoff at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in November. UPS did not instruct inspectors to check the failed part involved in the crash.
- Feds unwittingly leak pilots' pre-crash conversation
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) inadvertently leaked a cockpit audio recording by releasing a spectrogram, which was later reconstructed into audio by the public. The NTSB acknowledged the privacy breach, citing federal laws prohibiting such releases, and temporarily removed the public docket. The incident involved the 2025 UPS cargo plane crash in Louisville, which killed 15 people.
- UPS plane aborts landing in near miss at same airport where November crash killed 15
A UPS cargo jet performing a go-around at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport to avoid a smaller aircraft on the runway, following FAA instructions. This incident occurred at the same airport where a deadly UPS crash in November 2025 killed 15 people. No injuries were reported, and UPS confirmed the maneuver followed standard procedures.