WayMan

MAY 25, 2025

While commercial airliners are made up of millions of individual components, the foundation of every airplanewhether a Boeing jet or a training aircraft like a Cessna 172 starts with the same key parts. It houses the cockpit, passenger seats (if applicable), and any cargo space.

Lift

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

In December 2023, a Lufthansa Cargo 777F became the first freighter to be modified with AeroSHARK and in December 2023, a LATAM Airlines Brasil Boeing 777 became the first aircraft operated by a carrier in the Americas to be fitted with the film.

Lift

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Nathalie Tarnaud Laude, ATR’s CEO We have a fantastic platform, which is super-optimized for the job it has to do, she said, in reference to the fact that ATR is currently the only OEM able to offer a turboprop solution spanning the 50 to 70 seat market as well as the cargo segment. Today, it actually hosts three production lines.

Cargo

Aerotime

DECEMBER 27, 2024

The contents of this article have been limited to commercial aircraft performing public transport flights, whether carrying cargo or passengers (or both). Air taxi operations, executive jets, helicopters, and general aviation activities have been excluded in the interests of concision. This list is not exhaustive, however.

Runway

Flying Magazine

JUNE 23, 2025

PARIS—French aerospace giant Dassault Aviation, maker of the popular Rafale series of twin-engine fighter jets, is planning to go orbital. It’s also being designed for cargo delivery and “space intervention,” per Dassault. Vortex could deploy, position, maintain, and retrieve satellites in LEO. Can Dassault Pull It Off?

Payload

Photographic Logbook

JUNE 29, 2025

It appeared to be well-populated with versatile Air Force C-130 Hercules cargo ships. A cadre of cargo planes were parked below, my best guess is that they were C-5s because C-17s should have visible winglets. I entered the terminal building near a refueling jet and asked one of the FBO staffers if I was parked in an appropriate place.

Runway

Flying Magazine

JULY 28, 2025

They should also look good and—for professional pilots—be versatile enough to complement a range of uniforms worn by the airline, corporate, and cargo pilots. LIFT Merlin [Courtesy: Pilots HQ] Lift says the Merlin’s specially designed heel rolls and slides easily with the pilots.

Pilot

Aerotime

JULY 2, 2024

Turkish Airlines has placed an order with Boeing for four 777 Freighters with the airline citing a growing global demand for cargo services as the catalyst. It remains to be seen if Boeing and Turkish Airlines announce more orders over next few months, particularly in the passenger jet segment.

Cargo

Aerotime

MAY 17, 2024

Video clips shared by airline crash data evaluation company JACDEC on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) show that one of the aircraft’s four engines started emitting flames as the plane lifted from the runway. All passengers were provided accommodations before boarding a replacement flight on another B747 aircraft the following day.

Pilot in Command

Professional Pilot

MARCH 6, 2025

In 2024 alone, Lilium declared 2 of its subsidiaries insolvent and faced shuttering the business completely until a last-moment promise of investment allowed it to continue work on a factory for its eVTOL electric jet. Yet, improvements in vertical-lift technology are still coming fast. The rear props are strictly for lift.

Lift

Aerotime

JULY 26, 2024

Some of Britain’s greatest aviation feats include the evolution of the jet engine, the first aircraft with an enclosed cabin, the development of Concorde and the de Havilland Comet – the first commercial jet airliner to enter service. Aerospace is undergoing its biggest revolution since the jet engine era.

Lift

Simple Flying

DECEMBER 8, 2024

The helicopters, cargo planes, and airborne electronic support planes do heavy lifting and support not only the sailors and ships but also the strike fighters and guided missiles. The US Navys carrier strike groups (CSG) revolve around the fixed-wing and rotary-wing squadrons that compose its carrier air wing (CVW).

Lift

Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Jet (and turboprop) turbine engines work more efficiently, and burn less fuel, at higher altitudes where the air is less dense. This is when passengers may notice what seems to be the sound of a barking dog emanating from the cargo hold. While this may appear strange, the economic logic behind it is quite straightforward.

Cabin Crew

Ask the Pilot

MAY 28, 2024

Just as the plane lifted off, its left engine broke loose. As the engine ripped away, it severed hydraulic lines, releasing the hydraulic pressure that held the wing’s leading edge slats, deployed to provide critical lift during takeoff, in place. As it was, the pilots never realized their jet was stalling.

Lift

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 10, 2024

the prototype L-1649 lifted off from Lockheed Air Terminal in Burbank, California. The Boeing 707 and other jets were faster, more efficient, and could carry more passengers, leading to the decline of piston-engine airliners. The First Shooting Star On October 10, 1956, at 4:15 p.m.,

Drag

AV Web

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

As I passed Atlanta, the skies went from sunny to cloudy, which was as advertised, but as I neared the South Carolina state line, the weather wasn’t lifting. While a bunch of guys in small airplanes can’t haul as much as a cargo jet, the problem is that in this region, there aren’t many runways that can handle large jets.

Weather

AV Web

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The line of volunteers queued up at my cargo door and a lady reached in, grabbing the first box, and handing it to the volunteer behind her. Several critics have posted that bigger airplanes were the proper tool for an airlift, and if these communities had runways to support the quad-jet cargo birds, that’d be all well and good.

Airplanes

Aerotime

DECEMBER 26, 2024

New air freight and air cargo aircraft concepts are being driven by the need to find cheaper ways to move goods and a desire to use more eco-friendly ways to transport products from A to B in a world where e-commerce is booming. AeroTime takes a look at some of the companies looking to disrupt the market with their innovations.

Cargo

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

m, it was designed to improve lift and efficiency during take-off and landings, and t he aircraft was powered by two 15,000-lb thrust JT8D engines, giving it improved performance. Having a rugged build, the aircraft also became famous for its sturdiness in rough field operations and cargo, adding to its long-lasting services.

Runway

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

m, it was designed to improve lift and efficiency during take-off and landings, and t he aircraft was powered by two 15,000-lb thrust JT8D engines, giving it improved performance. Having a rugged build, the aircraft also became famous for its sturdyness in rough field operations and cargo, adding to its long-lasting services.

Runway

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

entered WWII, Nolde joined the CAP, ferrying cargo and personnel around the country. Just before our appointed entry time, a privately owned performance jet somehow missed the approach to the 12,000-foot-long runway and then declared a low-fuel emergency. She was completely seduced by aviation, and when the U.S. Images By Gary Figgins.

Runway

Pilot's Life Blog

MARCH 15, 2024

Its design plays an integral part in keeping the flight crew, cargo, and passengers safe because it can withstand changes in atmospheric pressure. Generate Lift With Airplane Wings One of the most valuable airplane parts that connect to the fuselage is the wings. This long, metal tube connects all the main components of an airplane.

Horizontal Stabilizer

Pilot Institute

MARCH 26, 2025

Key Takeaways Air density affects aircraft performance, including lift, engine power, and propeller effectiveness. These include lift, propeller thrust, and engine combustion. This increased density increases airflow over the wings, generating more lift. Fewer air molecules result in less dense air, which means less lift.

Density Altitude

Latatuide 33 Aviation

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Various factors affect the swiftness and efficiency of private jets, such as weight, altitude, and temperature. Explore how fast private jets fly and the factors influencing their speeds. Flying on a private jet could help you save time when taking your next business trip or holiday. How Fast Are Private Jets?

Drag

Plane and Pilot

JULY 23, 2024

The Bell 47G series, produced in the 1950s and 1960s, became a common equivalent with “light helicopter” because it handled a lot of roles, including military pilot training, offshore oil exploration, small cargo lift, and emergency response.

Lift

Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

A standard 150, equipped with a Land-O-Matic gear, 40-degree Para-Lift flaps, two seats, a straight tail, and powered by a 100 hp Continental O-200 engine fit the bill for many, especially those who did not want to deal with the 150s trickier tailwheel predecessors, the Cessna 120 and 140. They asked] how did you get your jet into St.

Airplanes

Pilot Job Central

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

What is a Turbine Airplane There is a misconception among the public that airplanes are divided between prop and jet. These are more pure jets and produce power from just the engine core. This is the common ‘jet’ engine in use today. Turbine engines have broad uses beyond the public perception.

Pilot

All Plane

AUGUST 25, 2024

Have you ever seen a drone performing heavy-lift operations to service off-shore wind farms ? New LanzaJet Alcohol-to-Jet SAF project in Australia , with Boeing’s support. And also in Saudi, a new cargo-only airline may soon be launched. You can check them all here. Riyadh’ gigantic new airport project is taking shape.

Lift

Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Horizon Aircraft During the take-off and landing phases of flight, the wing surfaces can transform from a smooth horizontal flying surface into a stabilizer, housing 14 fans that provide the lift for vertical flight – five embedded on either side of the main wing, plus a further two mounted either side within the forward canard wings.

Lift

Pilot Job Central

OCTOBER 1, 2023

While this prepares cadets well for modern airliners, it does not prepare them to fly older airplanes with round dial gauges such as what is frequently found in charter operations, in smaller cargo operators, or in fire fighting or EMT airplanes. The other three cargo airlines listed below have developed preferential hiring programs.

Pilot

Aerotime

AUGUST 23, 2024

The useful parts of advanced air mobility — autonomous flight and digital air traffic control — will enable cargo and then passenger flights with even lower operational costs. This leaves nitrous oxides from jet biofuels as the remaining but much diminished concern. The hydrogen demand curve is simple. What about contrails?

Center of Gravity

Aerotime

JANUARY 15, 2025

The Boeing 747 is an icon of the jet age, a giant aircraft that democratized air travel for the masses and shrank the world throughout the latter 20th century. More than 200 of those aircraft remain in service as cargo carriers, and around 50 are still flying passengers today. In commercial service, it flew more than 2.5

Cargo

Ask the Pilot

AUGUST 5, 2024

Workers are subject to overheating, and so is their ground equipment: all of those myriad tugs, tractors, carts and lifts that Airplanes themselves, meanwhile, have a lot of internal machinery, both electronic and mechanical, and much of it runs hot to begin with. Jet engines don’t like this low-density air either, producing less thrust.

Weather

AeroSavvy

MARCH 26, 2022

Passenger and cargo aircraft look the same when flying over head. Most of the popular Boeing and Airbus passenger jets, like the 767, 747, A330, and A350, have cargo counterparts. Most dedicated cargo aircraft are military transports, e.g., C-17 Globemaster, C-130 Hurcules, Antonov’s heavy-lift family.

Flight Deck

Fear of Landing

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

This transition of lifting off is called rotation. They took 122,702 litres of Jet-Fuel A-1 at Malpensa. The load controller also verifies whether all planned passengers are accounted for and receives the final baggage and cargo weights from the airline staff. But now we get to look at the load sheet.

Tail

Flying Magazine

MAY 8, 2025

Whisper on Tuesday pulled back the curtain on a pair of Collaborative Logistics Aircraft (CLA) concepts, designed to carry 500 pounds (CLA Light) or up to 3,000 pounds (CLA Heavy) of cargo while operating from austere or degraded runways. Its nose opens easily for cargo loading and unloading. Like this story?

Knot

Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 31, 2024

With the 1950s having ushered in the era of jet airliners, many airline officials believed that the 1960s would see the rise in supersonic travel for the general public. Aircraft designer Andrei Tupolev (left) with his son Alexey during the testing of the first supersonic passenger jet aircraft Tu-144, January 7, 1969.

Pilot in Command