UPS halting operations at Louisville Worldport facilitypublished at 22:44 4 November

22:44 4 November

UPS says they will halt overnight package sorting operations at their Worldport facility in Lousiville as a result of the crash.

"We are terribly saddened by the accident tonight in Louisville," the company writes in their statement, adding that the Kentucky city is home to its airline and"thousands of UPSers".

UPS says they are"engaged" in the National Transportation Safety Board's investigation of the accident, and remain"in close contact" with the Federal Aviation Administration.