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 ...

With a growing market for passenger-to-freighter conversions, the major airframe components directly involved with main deck handling of bulk freight and cargo contained within unit load devices are ...

A California-based company has successfully conducted an autonomous cargo flight demonstration. The flight test for the U.S. Air Force aims to expedite logistics services and operate autonomous, ...

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Natilus, Inc., the U.S. company working to democratize global freight transport by making air cargo more competitive, today announced major milestones in the design and ...

Cento is the name of an aircraft designed to revolutionize cargo operations across multiple commercial and military sectors. It's hybrid-electric, which helps reduce emissions and costs, and it's ...

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 ...

Airbus’s A350 freighter development is advancing with Ancra International set to deliver the initial cargo-loading system in 2024, while Curtiss-Wright will provide actuation for the type’s main-deck ...

TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Air Transport Services Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATSG) announced today that its leasing subsidiary Cargo Aircraft Management has begun its first Airbus A321 aircraft for ...

US cargo airline Ameriflight intends to purchase 20 of a conceptual autonomous cargo aircraft being developed by California start-up Natilus. Called “Kona”, the turboprop regional aircraft will have a ...

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 ...

China’s new unmanned transport aircraft, the Tianma-1000, completed its maiden flight on Sunday. Developed ...