Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 26, 2024

In 2001, the company began year-round charter air freight cargo service to rural villages across Alaska. We only fly cargo, no passengers, so they take a charter and then they’ll meet us there. All of the staging and ground handling of cargo is handled within a TSA-controlled area at Anchorage for maximum security.

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Cargo Runway Ceiling Weather 116

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

In 2025, it will be served by almost 70 different passenger carriers and over 20 cargo airlines. Kansai International Airport statistics Airport codes IATA: KIX, ICAO: RJBB, WMO: 47774 Operator Kansai Airports (Orix-Vinci consortium) Runways Runway A: 3,500mRunway B: 4,000m Passengers (2023) 25.9

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Cargo Runway Airline Airlines 261

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

The airport also set a new record for the amount of cargo handled during the year, with a 10% annual rise year-on-year. Meanwhile, Heathrow is on the cusp of a huge transformation that will see its facilities modernized as well as the start of a process that could see a third runway being built at the airport and in use by around 2035.

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Runway Cargo 232

Aerotime

JANUARY 6, 2025

The aircrafts two Rolls Royce RB511 engines allowed the plane to operate from shorter runways, while it also met increasingly stringent ICAO Stage 3 noise regulations making it attractive to airlines and passengers alike. There are, however, still around 270 that continue to operate cargo-only flights.

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Cargo Cockpit Weather Runway 274

Simple Flying

JUNE 4, 2025

A Georgian Airlines Boeing 767 nearly landed on an unfinished runway in Xian, China, according to a report by The Aviation Herald. Upon realizing that the widebody aircraft was approaching a runway still under construction, the flight crew initiated a go-around.

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Runway Approach Airline Airlines 96

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Etihad Abu Dhabi Airports also saw substantial growth in cargo traffic, handling 678,990 tonnes in 2024, representing a 21% increase compared to 560,434 tonnes in 2023. These served to further enhance operational efficiency and the overall passenger experience at Zayed International Airport.

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Cargo Clearance Runway Airline 205

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The Kona is a clean-sheet cargo aircraft concept being developed by San Diego-based Natilus, the brainchild of aerospace entrepreneur Alexey Matyushev. metric tons of cargo over distances of 900 nautical miles, offering an operating cost reduction of 50% and fuel consumption savings of 30%.

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Cargo Runway Airlines Airline 217

Simple Flying

DECEMBER 11, 2024

On Wednesday, December 11th, an Allied Air Cargo freighter aircraft overran the runway at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV) in Abuja, Nigeria. The aircraft allegedly experienced a failure in its landing gear, which caused the eventual runway excursion during the landing.

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Runway Cargo Airline Airlines 119

Aerotime

MARCH 5, 2025

Background to the report Tail strikes and runway excursions were the most frequently reported accidents in 2024. The most common accident types in 2024 were tail strikes, followed by runway damage and runway excursions. The largest proportion of accidents were related to tail strikes, followed by runway excursions.

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Tail Runway Turbulence Cargo 201

Aerotime

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Skycolors / Shutterstock Note: This article will be limited to major passenger and cargo airlines and is not intended to be an exhaustive list. A mix of cargo and passenger carriers, these airlines originated in Gabon, Brazil, Cyprus, Malta, and the Caribbean. Levu Air Cargo.

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Airline Airlines Cargo Jet 283

Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

On the day in question, DHL Air (Austria) Boeing 767-300ER freighter was operating a routine cargo flight from Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport to London-Luton Airport as flight QY6700. The plane took off from runway 36L at Schiphol at 14:42 local time. The aircraft was first delivered in May 2000 to Air Europa of Spain.

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Air Traffic Control Cargo Runway Descent 282

Aerotime

MAY 4, 2025

The airport had one runway, longer and wider than that of any other Northern England airport. This was because it was originally constructed as an air base for large bombers, requiring a runway of around 2,893 meters in length and 60 meters in width. This madeit suitable for widebodied, cargo-carrying or long-haul aircraft.

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Cargo Runway Ceiling General Aviation 159

Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

A Qantas Airbus A330 caused significant damage to the main runway during its takeoff from Perth, Australia. Witnesses and airport surveillance footage captured the moment when the Airbus A330’s powerful thrust dislodged sections of the newly resurfaced runway. The incident occurred on September 15, 2024. local time.

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Runway Tarmac Thrust Cargo 157

Simple Flying

DECEMBER 28, 2024

The airport covers an area larger than Manhattan and utilizes seven runways. Though American Airlines is by far the largest operator at DFW, a total of thirty passenger airlines and twenty cargo airlines serve the airport. In fiscal year 2024, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) served 86.9

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Cargo Runway Airline Airlines 105

Simple Flying

MAY 6, 2024

A Serve Air Cargo Boeing 737 was substantially damaged after it was involved in a runway excursion in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The incident resulted in temporary flight disruptions at the airport, which serves a few international carriers.

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Runway Cargo Airline Airlines 105

One Mile at a Time

MARCH 3, 2025

Those are parallel runways, and of course its common to use parallel runways for multiple operations around the same time. We recently saw Hong Kong Airports new three runway system go live , so were seeing a lot more simultaneous takeoffs and landings. I guess at least a close call wasnt in the United States, for once?

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Air Traffic Control Clearance Runway Cargo 93

Aerotime

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Concerning air cargo transport, KLM hopes to eventually replace all metal cargo containers and pallets with lightweight cardboard alternatives. This change, says the carrier, could save 150kg of material per flight needed for cargo transport. KLM hopes to save nearly 0.05% CO2 (6 kilotons) annually through this measure.

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Cargo Cabin Crew Runway Lift 300

Aerotime

AUGUST 26, 2024

A Garuda Indonesia flight was grounded after it suffered a fuel leak on the runway while departing from Jakarta’s Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK). The incident occurred on August 24, 2024. All passengers were rebooked on a different aircraft that departed Jakarta at 14:00 local time.

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Pilot in Command Cargo Runway Pilot 313

Aerotime

JULY 24, 2024

The system will reduce the takeoff distance and increase the takeoff weight, allowing aircraft to fly further, particularly from airports with short runways such as London-City Airport (LCY). The E-Freighter marks Embraer´s first step into the cargo market.

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Cargo Weather Runway Pilot 283

World Airline News

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

One year after making history as the first Dreamliner to land on Antarctica’s unique blue ice runway at Troll Airfield, Norse Atlantic Airways has successfully completed its second charter for the purpose of scientific research on the continent. Volume 6 is available on Amazon: Screenshot

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Cargo Runway Pilot 105

Aerotime

JULY 18, 2024

The incident, which was categorized as serious by the Air Accident Investigation Authority (AAIA) , resulted in the closure of a runway at HKG for eight hours. There were four crew members and one passenger on board the cargo jet. The crew dumped fuel and made a PAN-PAN call, before the aircraft made an ILS approach back to runway 25R.

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Pilot in Command Runway Cockpit Cargo 278

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Flightradar24 The aircraft eventually made an emergency landing on runway 24 at Mirabel Airport with its left (port-side) main gear not fully extended. In that incident, the aircraft, which was operating on behalf of DHL, was destroyed when it struck the ground just short of the runway at Vilnius Airport (VNO).

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Runway Approach Cargo Airline 293

Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Air traffic controllers then vectored the aircraft towards Schiphol where the aircraft landed on runway 18C at 15:14 local time. The aircraft was designed and built by Airbus to transport outsized cargo such as fuselage sections and wings between manufacturing plants across Europe and its final assembly plans in Toulouse and Hamburg.

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Air Traffic Control Transponder Payload Descent 292

Simple Flying

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

On Tuesday, November 26th, 2024, a runaway dog successfully escaped an aircraft at Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG), requiring officials to shut down multiple runways as an indirect result.

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Runway Cargo 111

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.

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Pilot in Command Runway Lift Cargo 284

Aviation Bussiness News

JUNE 13, 2025

As part of its commitment to expand access across Asia-Pacific and unlock greater trade potential between China and global markets, Etihad Cargo has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Ezhou Huahu Airport. Etihad Cargo currently operates four Boeing 777 freighters per week to Ezhou Huahu Airport.

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Cargo Runway Airline Airlines 40

Flying Magazine

MAY 19, 2025

billion for airport runway safety projects and general infrastructure. million passengers, and 61,000 tons of cargo every dayall while driving five percent of our nations GDP. Some key upgrades include: $2.16

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Air Traffic Control Cargo Runway Approach 122

Fear of Landing

DECEMBER 13, 2024

The 31-year-old cargo aircraft, registered in Spain as EC-MFE, was operated by Swiftair on behalf of the German logistics group DHL for a routine cargo flight from Leipzig, Germany, to Vilnius, Lithuania. The airport has a single north-south asphalt runway (01/19) of 2,515 metres (8,250 feet). Descend to altitude 4,000 feet.

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Runway Approach UTC Knot 104

Aerotime

MAY 20, 2024

The aircraft, registered as N663UA, departed from Zurich Airport’s runway 16 at 10:08 local time. Subsequently, airport ground workers removed cargo from the forward cargo hold and removed floor panels to retrieve the device. The flight initially routed northwards over Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the North Sea.

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Air Traffic Control Cabin Crew Cargo Runway 260

Fear of Landing

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Catalina Island does not have night operations and the table-top runway is unlit. The Baron crashed shortly after takeoff from runway 22, descending rapidly from just 75 feet above ground level. ” Catalina Airport is a table-top runway at 1,601 feet above mean sea level. miles (965 metres) west of the end of the runway.

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Runway Descent Pilot Threshold 98

Flying Magazine

JUNE 3, 2025

On Tuesday, though, the airport welcomed an aircraft unlike any that has ever graced its runways. Watching Alia from the runway were representatives from the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and state officials, including Senator John Liu (D-N.Y.). [The

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Air Traffic Control Airplanes Lift Runway 113

Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

It was also enjoying its first full year of operating with a long-awaited runway extension which it had been lobbying for for years. With a thriving competitor in the form of Bournemouth Airport (BOH) just 30 miles along the south coast, Southampton will have a battle on its hands to replace the lost services.

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Cargo Runway Airlines Airline 280

Simple Flying

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

On Tuesday, November 19th, a Cargojet Airways Boeing 767 overran a runway at Vancouver International Airport (YVR). The aircraft touched down at a higher speed than intended, which eventually caused the aircraft to overrun the airport's runway. The runway excursion caused both of the Vancouver airport's runways to close.

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Runway Air Traffic Control Cargo 89

Simple Flying

MAY 11, 2025

Currently, regional air travel, which is defined as the transportation of people and cargo between 150 km (94 miles) and 800 km (498 miles), only occupies about 5% of global air traffic. Specifically, after the COVID-19 pandemic ended, regional air travel has increased significantly.

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Cargo Runway 103

Fear of Landing

APRIL 18, 2025

Last week I wrote about the Fokker F27 mk 500 Friendship that came off the runway at take-off at Bournemouth Airport. In widespread use as a cargo aircraft, they were in use with quite a few “feeder” cargo operators. TC-MBG F27-500 MNG Cargo at Coventry taken November 2007 by Rob Hodgkins (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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Weight-Shift-Control Cargo Clearance Cockpit 75

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 30, 2025

” As part of VP-13, DeLorenzos next two years were a mix of patrol missions and frequent long-range cargo and VIP passenger flights no other Navy aircraft could match the combination of its 2,370-mile range, 140mph cruising speed (15mph faster than the PBY Catalina) and passenger comfort. But lets not forget its big advantage!

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Horizontal Stabilizer Final Approach Tail Runway 111

Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The touchdown speed will have already been calculated using a combination of aircraft weight, length of runway in use, and prevailing conditions. If you are traveling towards the front of the cabin on an Airbus aircraft, you may also hear three ‘bleeps’ emanating from behind the flight deck door as the plane approaches the runway.

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Cabin Crew Descent Runway Approach 267