Boeing 747-400 freighter

Emirates SkyCargo is going back to the future by deploying Boeing 747-400 freighters for the first time in more than five years.

Las aberturas de los aviones de carga ultraligeros permiten cargar envíos de gran tamaño.

Specialized freighters with nose cones that open are helping National Airlines and its sister logistics company capture more oversize business.

Airbus appears to have placed a winning bet by introducing a new, big cargo jet — the A350.

FedEx doesn’t operate any 747 freighters itself but is hiring Atlas Air to use jumbo jets on its behalf.

Boeing is pulling the plug on its 747-8 production line, and Atlas Air is snapping up the last planes. DHL Express is also ordering 777 freighters.

Airline industry experts are just guesstimating when they say 8,000 big freighter planes will be needed to rush COVID vaccines to the public. Until we know more about the shipping requirements and packaging logistics, folks will still be in the dark.

National Airlines – not National the car rental company – is adding three 747s to its freighter fleet at a time when shippers are desperate to find airlift.

Magma has a nose for cargo. It will operate a new 747 that can open its front end to load big shipments.