Boeing 747s Drafted In To Fly Plane Loads Of Potatoes To Japan
In times of crisis, the aviation industry has a fine history of stepping in to lend a hand…
Cargolux Boeing 747 Receives Fire Warning Landing In Amsterdam
A Cargolux 747 flying from Nairobi (Kenya) to Amsterdam in the Netherlands experienced a main deck fire warning…
Why Is East Midlands Airport Such A Significant Cargo Hub?
When it comes to passenger traffic, East Midlands was the UK’s 14th busiest airport before coronavirus hit. It…
Cargo Is King: Boeing Clocks Order For 767 Freighters From UPS
Boeing and UPS announced an agreement today for 19 767 freighter aircraft. The early Christmas present for Boeing…
Airhub Airlines: The Airline Still Adding Airbus A340s Preighters
Airhub Aviation announced on December 10th that had inducted its second Airbus A340-300 into its fleet. The aircraft,…
A New Type: Air Belgium Set To Start Flying Cargo Boeing 747-8s
According to a job listing posted by the airline, Air Belgium is looking at flying Boeing 747-8s for…
Freighters Are Back: Air Canada Welcomes Its 1st Converted 767
Air Canada has welcomed back one of its former Boeing 767 aircraft. The airplane has been converted into…
Heavy Lifting: Boeing 747 Enlisted To Fly 30 White Rhinos To Rwanda
A Boeing 747-400BDSF has undertaken an historic airlift this week, transporting a group of 30 white rhinos from…
South Sudan Urged To Lift Antonov Ban To Avoid Humanitarian Crisis
South Sudan has had a ban in place for the use of some Antonov cargo planes since early…
China Encourages Continued Use Of Preighters, For Now
China’s huge export market has relied heavily on makeshift passenger to freighter conversions to fill its air cargo…
Boeing May Build The 777X Freighter Before The 777-8
At the recent Dubai Airshow, it was revealed that the Boeing 777-8 may have to wait until after…
What Happened To Lufthansa Cargo’s Boeing 747 Aircraft?
German flag carrier Lufthansa is a well-known operator of the Boeing 747, having operated several passenger-carrying variants over…
Converted Boeing 767s – DHL Orders 9 Aircraft From Boeing
Logistics giant DHL Express is set to expand its long-haul cargo fleet after ordering nine converted Boeing 767-300…
FedEx Express Plans New Hub At Dubai World Central Airport
In a statement released on November 2, 2021, American multinational conglomerate logistics and shipping company FedEx Express said…
Korean Air’s Boeing 747s Save Christmas With PS5 Flights To Heathrow
Sony’s rare PlayStation 5 is being flown to the UK in droves with the help of Korean Air.…
Tschüss: Lufthansa Cargo Says Goodbye To Europe’s Last MD-11
The European MD-11 is no more. Yesterday, the last remaining carrier on the continent operated its final flight…
Lufthansa Delays The MD-11’s Final Flight
Lufthansa has delayed the retirement of its last MD-11 freighter by two days. Today’s flight from New York’s…
FedEx Donates $3.5 Million To Keep Orbis MD-10 Eye Hospital Flying
This week, Memphis-based logistics giant FedEx announced that it had made a sizeable donation to the Orbis Flying…
Kalitta Boeing 747 Sees Engine Flames At East Midlands Airport
A Kalitta Air Boeing 747 cargo aircraft has been snapped emitting an impressive burst of flame from the…
Lufthansa’s MD-11 Retirement Draws Closer With Double 777F Delivery
The remaining days for Lufthansa Cargo’s only remaining MD-11F are incredibly numbered, as the airline took delivery of…
Soon To Be Retired: Lufthansa’s Last MD-11F
It is coming to the end of an era for the MD-11 freighter aircraft used by Lufthansa. Having…
Atlas Air And DHL Extend Cargo Flying Contracts For 20 Aircraft
Atlas Air announced last Tuesday that it had entered into contract extensions with DHL Express to continue operating…
A Diverse Classic Fleet: What Planes Does Everts Air Cargo Operate?
The US state of Alaska is well known for being something of a hub when it comes to…
7.8 Year Old Ex-Singapore Jet Becomes Youngest A330 Freighter
Dresden-based Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH has just finished converting a passenger Airbus A330-300 into a freighter. Nothing unusual about…