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When passengers couldn't travel, cargo helped to hold up the aviation industry. Unable to fill their planes with people, many airlines temporarily converted passenger jets into cargo aircraft.

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Analysis: The 5 Main Cargo Hubs In The Gulf Region

Most airports have yet to surpass their pre-pandemic cargo volume.

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Top 6: The World's Main Regions For Global Airfreight Market Share

An insight into the global regions with the greatest air freight market share.

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Russia's Volga-Dnepr Airlines Launches New Moscow-Xinjiang Route

The passenger and cargo routes in the Uighur people gathered Kashgar region are gradually recovering.

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Ameriflight Beech C99 Crashes In New Hampshire

The Beech 99 crashed minutes after departing Manchester-Boston Regional (MHT)

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These Are The 5 Biggest Cargo Airlines Worldwide By Fleet Size

Despite challenges, top cargo airlines continue to evolve and expand their fleets.

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China Wants To Sell Its Y-20 Kunpeng 'Chubby Girl' Airlifter Overseas

Authorities in China have begun a push to sell the Y-20 military transport aircraft to foreign customers.

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Struggling Amerijet Bins The Boeing 757 To Become 767 Only Operator

Amerijet will soon become a wide-body only freighter operator, returning its aircraft to their lessors.

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IATA: Air Cargo Demand Spiked By 8% In November

This is compared to November 2022.

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Check Out This Awesome ‘Pilot Pod’ Concept For Remotely Operating Aircraft

The Pilot Operations Deck will facilitate ground control of remote aircraft - and testing before they start service.

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Modified Ilyushin Il-76 Taken Out Of Storage After 17 Years

A modified Il-76 left Uzbekistan using a registration associated with the Wagner Paramilitary Group

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Grounded Cargo Boeing 747 Ordered To Be Turned Over To The US

A Argentinian judge has agreed to allow the United States Marshal Service to reprocess a Emtrasur 747 held in Argentina

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The C-17 Globemaster III Vs The C-5 Galaxy: What Sets These 2 Strategic Airlifters Apart?

The two famous military transports have some key differences.

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Air Cargo Trends For 2024: What Can We Expect?

From the first flight of new widebody cargo aircraft to the increasingly competitive economy, what can we expect for air cargo in 2024?

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Air Cargo In 2023: The Most Important News Stories Of The Year

2023 was a year of major headlines for the air cargo industry as freight forwarders and cargo airlines struggled to find a new balance.

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How The West's Obsession With Shein And Temu Is Fueling Demand In Air Cargo

Strong E-Commerce demand from Shein and Temu has generated growth for the air cargo industry in Asia.

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Deadly Seat Swap: The Crash Of United Airlines Flight 2885

How a bizarre switch of flight crew duties ended with fatal results.

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5 Rare Military Cargo Planes You Might Not Have Heard Of

The world of military cargo aviation is more dynamic than you might expect.

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Flying Whales Eyes UAE Final Assembly Line For Giant Cargo Blimp

French unmanned cargo airship developer Flying Whales has agreed to build a production facility inside the United Arab Emirates.

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Meet The Droneliner: The World's Heaviest Cargo Plane That Doesn't Need A Pilot

The heaviest cargo aircraft could enter into service by the end of the decade.

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