June 19, 2023: Currently, cargo aircraft lacking a cargo ramp in the rear must use a fork-lift or K-loader to get cargo onto or off the aircraft. The K-loader is a hydraulically operated cargo lift ...

With a growing market for passenger-to-freighter conversions, the major airframe components directly involved with main deck handling of bulk freight and cargo contained within unit load devices are ...

The C-17 is the most popular Western strategic airlifter, and it boasts many advantages over freighter aircraft.

Incompatibility between pallets and nets, outdated training, and poor handling standards continue to undermine air cargo ...

Cento is the name of an aircraft designed to revolutionize cargo operations across multiple commercial and military sectors. It's hybrid-electric, which helps reduce emissions and costs, and it's ...

MF100 is the bland, formal name of a very exciting flying machine. The third-generation cargo aircraft developed by MightyFly has the potential to transform same-day deliveries radically with ...

Airbus Defence and Space has developed and tested a loading system to lift outsized military cargo into the Airbus Beluga A300-600ST aircraft. The capability was successfully tested during a ...

As airlines deploy passenger aircraft for cargo-only flights during COVID-19, there is one conspicuous aircraft type they have mostly not been using: the A380. But that is changing. An undisclosed ...

US cargo airline Ameriflight intends to purchase 20 of a conceptual autonomous cargo aircraft being developed by California start-up Natilus. Called “Kona”, the turboprop regional aircraft will have a ...

Airbus is retiring its first-generation Beluga cargo aircraft and is searching for museum or educational homes for the ...