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 ...

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 ...

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Natilus, Inc., the U.S. company working to democratize global freight transport by making air cargo more competitive, today announced major milestones in the design and ...

Autonomous cargo drones are seen as the life-saving tech for an industry that is so booming that it kind of chokes under its own weight. Admittedly, there is still much waiting to be done until you or ...

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 ...

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 ...

TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Air Transport Services Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATSG) announced today that its leasing subsidiary Cargo Aircraft Management has begun its first Airbus A321 aircraft for ...

How does the C-17 Globemaster III stack up with other modern cargo aircraft? The question immediately raises more questions, such as whether the comparison is with civil or military aircraft, and what ...

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China has pushed its logistics ambitions further into the sky, completing the first flight of a new unmanned cargo aircraft designed to haul ton-class loads into remote and rugged regions. The ...