How Boeing, Airbus large freighters compare
Airbus has announced a freighter version of its wide-bodied A350 in a bid to loosen Boeing’s decades-old dominance of the… Read More »
Airbus A350 freighter launch challenges Boeing cargo dominance
Europe’s Airbus took aim at one of Boeing’s most profitable strongholds on Thursday with plans for a freighter version of… Read More »
Samoa Airways adds in-house B737-800
Samoa Airways (OL, Apia Faleolo) took delivery of its first in-house narrowbody jet, a B737-800, although it has yet to… Read More »
United Airlines is phasing out all-cargo flights as passengers return
United Airlines has mostly phased out use of jets for dedicated cargo service, returning them to full-time passenger operation as… Read More »
More than 300 horses traveled to the Olympics on special flights
When it comes to travel for members of the Olympic and Paralympic equestrian teams, nobody’s horsing around. Approximately 325 horses… Read More »
U.S. FAA grounds Air cargo company that ditched plane off Hawaii
A cargo airline whose plane ditched into the ocean off Hawaii has been grounded after investigators looked into the company’s… Read More »
FAA Gives U.S. passenger airlines 6-month extension for cabin cargo
The Federal Aviation Administration has extended until the end of the year the exemption for U.S. commercial airlines to carry… Read More »
Former NTSB investigator spells out key elements in Transair crash investigation
Engine maintenance, fuel contamination, and air traffic control communications. Those are key elements investigators will be focusing on to determine… Read More »