Plane crash near Louisville airport
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A federal government shutdown is causing a 10% reduction in flights at 40 major U.S. airports. Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport is among the airports that will see flight reductions starting Friday.
A UPS MD-11 plane crashed shortly after take-off near the Louisville, Kentucky, airport, according to preliminary information, a source says.
SDF in Louisville, which just experienced a major plane crash, is on the list. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says the cuts are due to a shortage of air traffic controllers, who have now been working without pay for 36 days during the government shutdown.
A UPS plane crashed shortly after takeoff from the airport in Louisville, Kentucky, causing a large fire that sent a plume of smoke high into the sky.