Embraer proposes cargo options for commercial aircraft
With the significant decline in the number of airline passengers and the booming demand for air cargo capacity, Embraer has… Read More »
Ethiopian Airlines cargo plane catches fire at Shanghai airport, no casualties
An Ethiopian Airlines’ Boeing 777 cargo plane caught fire while loading cargo at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on Wednesday, the… Read More »
Hi Fly converts its A380 to carry cargo
Hi Fly has converted its A380 (9H-MIP | MSN 006) to a cargo configuration by removing seating from both decks…. Read More »
Emirates SkyCargo expands cargo connectivity to 100 destinations
Emirates SkyCargo also operates a number of special charter flights every week An Emirates SkyCargo 747 freighter. Emirates SkyCargo will… Read More »
Emirates to modify 10 passenger aircraft to expand cargo capacity
The removal of seats on 10 Emirates aircraft will allow each of them to transport an additional 17 tonnes of… Read More »
Cessna Skycourier completes maiden flight
According to ainonline.com Cessna SkyCourier twin-turboprop prototype completed its maiden flight on 17 May from Beech Field at Textron Aviation’s… Read More »
Zhengzhou cargo network strengthened by regional carrier
A new route between Guangzhou and Seoul via Zhengzhou is bolstering Henan province in its bid to become a key… Read More »
A Booming Airline Business: Shipping Pigs to China in 747 Jumbo Jets
The coronavirus has wreaked havoc on commercial aviation, but Alexey Isaykin’s cargo carrier has been fully loaded. Volga-Dnepr Group has… Read More »
Boeing lines up new 777X and 787 orders as it sells off jets once meant for Russian cargo carrier
Why is Boeing playing hardball with a key customer, refusing to let it revoke an order cancellation and take its… Read More »
Amazon adds 12 planes to its growing air-cargo fleet that’s encroaching on FedEx and UPS
Industry watchers believe that Amazon is on track to challenge the US Postal Service, UPS, and FedEx, slashing a total… Read More »
SpiceJet converts three Bombardier Q400 passenger aircraft into freighters
The three converted Q400 cargo planes will primarily be used for operations to smaller towns and cities Private airline SpiceJet… Read More »
ASIA Air Astana to Launch an International Air Cargo Division
Air Astana plans to launch an international air cargo division operating a fleet of three converted Boeing 767-300 aircraft, which… Read More »
Japan’s ZIPAIR to debut as cargo-only airline
Japan Airlines (JAL) subsidiary ZIPAIR Tokyo will take to the skies for the first time next month, but not as… Read More »
American Airlines expands its all-cargo international network to 140 weekly flights
American Airlines continues to expand its all-cargo international flight schedule to move medical supplies, personal protective equipment (PPE), perishables and… Read More »
Cargo demand spurs Delta’s transatlantic route resumptions
Delta Air Lines is resuming two passenger services to Frankfurt (FRA) and London Heathrow (LHR) from May 21 for the… Read More »
Ethiopian remodels 9 passenger aircraft for cargo
Ethiopian Airlines announced that it has reconfigured passenger cabins of four B777-300ER, three B737-800 and two B767-300 aircraft to boost… Read More »
A350s become freighters through Airbus pallet-for-seat swap
Airbus is offering carriers a modification and regulatory support scheme to convert passenger A350s, A330s and A340s temporarily into main-deck… Read More »
Sun Country Airlines without passengers now will fly packages for Amazon
As millions of would-be travelers stay home because of the coronavirus pandemic, one airline has found an eager customer: Amazon…. Read More »
Russian space cargo ship delivers 2.8 tons of supplies to space station
A Russian Progress cargo ship, carrying 2.8 tons of supplies and equipment, blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan… Read More »
FAA approves seatless airliners for freight
The FAA has issued guidance to airlines who want to take the seats out of idle aircraft and fill them… Read More »
Air Canada reconfigures passenger widebody jets to carry urgent cargo
Like a growing number of airlines, Air Canada (AC) has fielded passenger widebodies on cargo missions in recent weeks. Since… Read More »
Delta to operate daily scheduled US-Shanghai cargo flights
Delta Air Lines will operate daily, scheduled all-cargo service connecting the US, South Korea and China starting April 16… Read More »