By Valerie Insinna and Tim Hepher
WASHINGTON/PARIS (Reuters) – European hopes of winning at the second attempt a groundbreaking U.S. military order for refueling planes are fading after the Pentagon scaled back its potential order, cooling the prospect…
Two large passenger planes have landed at RAF Fairford[1] today (May 16), likely carrying the crew members and support staff for a squadron of B-1B Bombers. Both flights set off from Dyess Air Force Base in Texas this morning, the home of the B-1B Bomb…
Honolulu-based Hawaiian Airlines plans to begin cargo operations for Amazon in the fourth quarter of 2023 with a fleet of freighter aircraft.
Last year, Hawaiian Airlines[1] announced an agreement with Amazon[2] and its subsidiaries to move cargo betw…
Not too long ago, there was genuine hope of India’s once beloved private carrier Jet Airways making a comeback after its demise in 2019. It is now almost a year since the airline was granted its Air Operator Certificate, but a resumption of commercial…
Hawaiian Airlines can’t catch a break.
Runway construction at its home base, engine supplier problems and other headaches outside its control continue to hamper the carrier’s return to profitability as it prepares to fly freighter aircraft for Amazon…
Kuala Lumpur-based Malaysia Airlines[1] expects to achieve full operational recovery in China and North Asia this year. Indeed, the airline expects capacity across its network to reach pre-pandemic levels by the close of 2023. The expectation comes af…
Avianca Cargo will add new freighter flights between Quito and new destination Los Angeles as it targets growing demand between Ecuador and North America.
The flight will operate twice per week and also include a stop at Bogotá. Currently, 80% of Avian…
Shareholders in a Delaware blank cheque company called Golden Falcon Acquisition Corporation are being asked to approve a merger with MNG Havayollari ve Tasimacilik A.S, trading as MNG Airlines[1] (MB, Istanbul Airport[2]), which will facilitate a reve…
In a new set of sanctions, the Canadian government plans to send a seized Russian Antonov An-124 aircraft, called the Ruslan, to Ukraine.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has announced[1] that Canada has agreed to hand over an Antonov An-124 sei…
A member of the European airline conglomerate known as IAG – or International Airlines Group – Spanish carrier Iberia has over 80 aircraft in its mainline fleet with more on the way. Established back in 1927, the airline will soon be 100 years old and…
When thinking of the Lufthansa Group, the first thing to come to mind for most people is likely its core carrier, Lufthansa. Many others will also be aware that the group also includes a number of other airlines, including SWISS, Austrian, Brussels Ai…
Orders for Airbus’s A350 freighter have passed the total number of deliveries for its A330-200F, although the earlier cargo aircraft’s own order backlog had once peaked at nearly 80 jets.
Airbus has firmed orders for 39 A350Fs in the 15 months since th…
10 Largest Cargo Planes in the World
Apr 12, 2023, 11:22 AM IST
Tanisha Rajput
Antonov An-124 Ruslan
The second-largest freight plane in the world, with a 150 metric tonne maximum payload. It is used to transport big cargo like military vehicles…
Dark/Light Mode (11/04/23) Cathay Cargo has upgraded its integrated mail platform with a digital solution that provides greater transparency for post offices and the track-and-trace visibility their customers expect.
With Cathay Mail, the airline is …