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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Join me on a flight from Baku, Azerbaijan, to Amsterdam aboard a Silkway West B747-8 Freighter, carrying 120 tons of cargo and a takeoff weight exceeding 400 tons. Before departure, I received a tour ...

Air cargo sector spent much of 2025 reacting to disruption. Sudden tariff shifts, changing e-commerce patterns and ...

Aerial port manager Chief Master Sgt. Sean Storms, foreground, and assistant aerial port manager Senior Master Sgt. Brian Anders, both of the 87th Aerial Port Squadron at Wright-Patterson Air Force ...

USAF, or The United States Air Force, has a "baby" C-17, otherwise known as the miniature version of the popular military cargo plane that is used to bring supplies and soldiers to various parts of ...