One Mile at a Time

JUNE 11, 2025

As passengers were deplaning via air stairs and cargo was being unloaded, the aircraft suddenly tipped backward, and the jet’s tail made contact with the ground. To mitigate the risk of an aircraft tipping backward, some airlines have a tail stand that they use for aircraft. Presumably that wasn’t being used here.

Tail

Aviation Bussiness News

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Qatar Airways Cargo has introduced AEROSPACE, a specialised logistics solution designed to tackle Aircraft on Ground (AOG) situations by ensuring fast and secure transport of critical parts. With global air travel and cargo demand rising, quick access to replacement parts is more crucial than ever.

Cargo

Flying Magazine

JUNE 3, 2025

Beta Technologies Alia, tail number N916LF, taxis on the runway at Modern Aviations JFK FBO terminal. Also known as the CX300, it is designed for a pilot to fly as many as five passengers or 1,250 pounds of cargo and can be configured for either. It’s just another step toward certification. I could teach you to fly in 10 minutes.

Air Traffic Control

Aerotime

MAY 26, 2025

However, the iconic Kansas City headquarters building was retained to house TWAs accounting department, ticket office, credit department, cargo department, and flight attendant training until 1969. The rapid growth of its operations resulted in the airline transferring its headquarters to New York City.

Turbulence

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 16, 2025

This section was the roughest part of the aircraft, as the large cargo door here made it structurally weak. It wasnt just a cargo plane, which is a common misconception. Blume elaborated, She was equipped with two Boulton Paul turretsa Type A on top and a Type E in the tail. This airplane did have a bomb bay.

Hangar

AV Web

MAY 18, 2025

The engines, tail and wings were removed and shipped to the museum. They were mainly used to carry cargo and personnel between Hawaii and California. The final leg of the trip was a 150-mile highway trek from Lake Pleasant, north of Phoenix. It will join about 400 other aircraft in the collection.

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Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 8, 2024

The large vertical tail completes the picture. In all, 11 PJC-2s were constructed and sold to private owners, with several pressed into military service in 1942 under the designation UC-80, with UC designating it as a utility-cargo aircraft. The windows are quite low-profile and much smaller than you might expect.

Airplanes

Flying Magazine

MAY 23, 2025

CX300 Lands in Europe The CX300, tail number N214BT, debuted to an audience of Irish government officials, aviation regulators, and industry leaders at Shannon Airport. Courtesy: Beta Technologies] The CX300 produces zero emissions in flight and is designed to carry up to five passengers or 1,250 pounds of cargo.

Cargo

One Mile at a Time

APRIL 25, 2025

Flying Japan Airlines A350-900s domestically is such a treat, given the general attributes of the A350, plus the seat back entertainment (including tail camera), free Wi-Fi, and friendly service. At 11:30AM our departure time the crew made an announcement apologizing for the delay, due to cargo being loaded.

Airlines

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 13, 2025

Among the squadron’s aircraft was F/A-18C 163502, VFA-81 squadron tail code AA-410, which was flown by Lieutenant Nick “Mongo” Mongillo at the controls. On January 17, 1991, VFA-81 participated in the first daytime airstrike of Operation Desert Storm.

Tail

Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 3, 2025

Early helicopters required pilots to manually synchronize engine RPM with both main rotor and tail rotor collective pitchesa complex and demanding task. Designed for cargo transport, sightseeing, and general aviation use, it proved to be a reliable and versatile rotorcraft.

Payload

Cranky Flier

DECEMBER 10, 2024

And for the geeks… will we see a 737 with Pualani on the tail?) Why is cargo such a big opportunity? There were so many questions that we wanted answered: Is there a place for the Airbuses in the combined fleet? What does the future of premium look like? Where does Portland fit in? How will Alaska compete on transcon?

Airplanes

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 30, 2025

A short 18 months later, on August 13, 1937, the XPB2Y-1 took to the skies for the first time, revealing plenty of room for improvement lateral instability was a major problem for the deep-hulled boat, so the single tail fin was augmented by two smaller fins on the horizontal stabilizers. “Very little,” the gunner reported.

Horizontal Stabilizer

Flying Magazine

APRIL 29, 2025

The Army already has the trained personnel and full logistical tail to support them. A few years later, Near Earth used the Little Bird to make an autonomous landing in unknown territory for the Office of Naval Researchs Autonomous Aerial Cargo/Utility System (AACUS) program. Like this story? Sign up now.

Cargo

AV Web

APRIL 21, 2025

China says the plane is a water bomber but there is widespread belief that it will be used to carry cargo and personnel to the far-flung islands in the South China Sea where the country has imposed its sovereignty in disputed territory. Its development has prompted the U.S. Air Force to dust off plans for a float-equipped C-130. .

Tail

Plane and Pilot

MARCH 7, 2025

It was short, stubby, very tall, and had two wings and two tails. To that he added wings and tail, and placed the pilot behind all this. The unique twin tails completed this one-of-a-kind design and became the signature feature of the entire line. Then suddenly, out of the sky, swooped a most bizarre-looking flying machine.

Tail

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 20, 2025

Tail Wheel and Structural Components At the rear of the aircraft, progress has been made on the metal tail wheel well and surrounding structure. On the subject of landing gear, the team is expecting the return of the refurbished tail wheel assembly and main gear oleo struts in the coming months.

Tail

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Most of the ailerons mass lies behind the hinge, making it tail-heavy. Tail-heavy ailerons droop downwards when they arent being pulled by the control system. potentially reverting the aileron back into a tail-heavy state. These aircraft have three engines; one on each wing and one mounted on the tail ahead of the rudder.

Aileron

Flying Magazine

JUNE 18, 2025

Even after stretching the fuselage and adding so-called family seats to the S35 V-tail model, the Bonanza wasn’t capable of seating six full-sized adults. But the 1968 model year brought a true six-place Bonanza with aft cabin doors and a conventional tail. That’s because the extra length seems to make for a more comfortable ride.

Gross Weight

Flying Magazine

MAY 8, 2025

While the company designed the Six to be a heavy-lifting workhorse for hauling cargo and passengers, it aimed upmarket with the Lance. The aircraft for sale today sports the T-tail design that Piper adopted during the 1978 model yeara time when T-tails were in vogue throughout general aviation.

Tail

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Military giants like the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy are essential for global cargo and troop transport. Are we talking about length, wingspan, height, passenger capacity, or cargo volume? MTOW is the heaviest weight at which an aircraft is certified to take off, encompassing the weight of the airplane, passengers, crew, cargo, and fuel.

Airplanes

Flying Magazine

JULY 9, 2025

Piper made a splash in the mid-1960s with the release of its Cherokee Six, a roomy, six-place traveling machine that could carry family, business associates or cargo. Including naturally aspirated and turbo models, some with T-tails and some with “straight” tails. Today’s Top Pick is a 1978 Piper PA-32RT-300T Turbo Lance II.

Tail

Aerotime

JUNE 11, 2025

Bringing up the tail of the line-up of regional and specialist commercial airplanes is Cessna, part of the Textron Aviation group of companies, which will present its hardworking C208 Grand Caravan multi-role utility aircraft to the public. Its roles included providing in-flight refueling for combat jets, troop transport, and cargo delivery.

Jet

Air Facts

MAY 7, 2025

Its maximum takeoff weight of 9,300 pounds and large cabin space made it suitable for cargo, passengers, or specialized equipment. Once on the terminal ramp, it was time to look over the airplane and try to decide how to break off the iceas much as six inches on all the struts and even worse on the high tail and vertical stabilizer.

Weight-Shift-Control

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

The weapon was guided by the launch aircraft through the manual command to line of sight (MCLOS) method, with the pilot tracking the flight of the missile via two bright flares on the weapon’s tail and making corrections using a small joystick in the cockpit.] Each Thud is loaded with a pair of AGM-12C Bullpup B air-to-ground missiles.

Pilot

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

WayMan

MAY 25, 2025

These include: Fuselage Wings Cockpit Engine Propeller (in some aircraft) Tail Assembly (Empennage) Landing Gear Understanding how these parts interact is essential to grasping the basics of aerodynamicsand its one of the first steps in becoming a safe and informed pilot. Its also the anchor point to which the wings and tail are attached.

Lift

Flying Magazine

JULY 7, 2025

By the late 1960s, the Beechcraft Bonanza and its “straight-tail” Debonair sibling had been so popular for so long that it might have seemed difficult to find ways to improve them. Beechcraft initially pitched the 36 model as a utility aircraft aimed mainly at carrying cargo in its extended cabin.

Tail

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

This airline along with J-Air, JAL Cargo, Japan Air Commuter, Japan Transocean Air, Hokkaido Air System and Ryukyu Air Commuter are managed by the JAL group and the subsidiaries (excluding JAL Cargo) operate on domestic feeder services, while for JAL Cargo, it operates both domestic and international routes.

Airlines

Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 18, 2025

Palmer and his team created wooden models of various airfoils, engine cowlings, and tail surfaces in a rented garage before bringing them to Caltech in Pasadena, where they utilized the school’s wind tunnel to test the designs until they were satisfied with the results. Army Air Corps’ newest and fastest fighter.

Cockpit

Vintage Aviation News

MARCH 11, 2025

The 4th flew AC -47s from bases like Na Tranh, Bien Thuy, and Da Nang, and all of those aircraft carried a two-character alpha tail code on the tail, with a three-digit numeric underneath. The veterans were clear in their opinion: the OS tail code did not resonate with them.

Annual Inspection

Aerotime

MAY 23, 2025

Length 111 ft 3 in Cabin Width 15 ft 6 in Cabin Height 7 ft 6 in Range 6,500 nmi The Boeing 767 was one of the most well-loved commercial aircraft of the late 20th century, and while its becoming less well used, there are still hundreds in operation as both passenger and cargo aircraft. and measures almost 110 feet from nose to tail.

Jet

Cranky Flier

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

This offer, just like the last one, offered $400 million in newly issued debt, a 19% stake in Froniter’s parent company, and the ability to swap the animal on the tail of up to three airplanes by 2028. Avianca Cargo is now the top carrier of flowers to the U.S. Air Peace is expanding its interline agreement with Emirates.

Runway

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

(Nigel Hitchman) The story of the Breguet Deux-Ponts begins even before WWII, when Breguet Aviation began design work on the concept for a large four engine transport with two decks for passengers called the Breguet 760, which was based on the wings and tail assembly of the Breguet 730 flying boat.

Tail

Plane and Pilot

JULY 24, 2025

Subsequent moves took Davis to Goodner Brothers, where it was painting about 40 planes per month, and then to Little Rock Airmotive, which was bought out by the newly formed FedEx and became the facility tasked with modifying its first 33 Dassault Falcon 20 jets with a cargo door and new paint.

Airplanes

Flying Magazine

JUNE 19, 2025

It’s his name on the building and the tail of every aircraft so ultimately, he knows the buck stops with him. Correnti, as both founder and visionary, said he has built his company on his ability to do two things—and do them flawlessly time and again.

Jet

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). As the month ended, on March 31, 2024, a Safe Air Boeing 727 operating a cargo flight from Juba to Malakal in Kenya crashed following a heavy landing at Malakal Airport in South Sudan.

Runway