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A giant white Emirates plane with four engines and wheels down comes in for a landing behind a blue sky.

Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo EditorWednesday, November 11, 2020

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Emirates puts giant A380 passenger jet to work hauling cargo

The A380 isn’t prized for its cargo capability, but when operated in “ghost” mode there’s a lot more room for stuff.

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A big white Delta jet with blue tail takes off from runway.

Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo EditorMonday, November 9, 2020

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Delta 777 has short-lived run as seatless freighter

Delta took pains to remove seats from a large jet so it could carry more cargo — and eight weeks later permanently parked the airplane.

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Boxes being loaded in overhead bins and on floor of passenger plane with no seats.

Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo EditorMonday, October 12, 2020

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Asiana reconfigures A350 passenger cabin with Airbus cargo pallet system

Asiana and Azul are taking cargo seriously in an unprecedented year for aviation. To capture greater cargo revenue, Asiana has replaced passenger seats with a…

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Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo EditorThursday, August 27, 2020

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Singapore’s Scoot strips seats for cabin cargo

If you're an airline with the name Scoot, you've got to move fast. The Singapore carrier did that when it transitioned to cargo flights and…

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A Cathay Pacific widebody jet, up close side view. Cathay Pacific is removing seats from a couple planes to increase cargo capacity.

Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo EditorMonday, August 10, 2020

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Cathay Pacific strips seats from 777 aircraft for cargo

Cathay Pacific has been flying passenger planes on cargo missions for months, but only in the last couple of weeks did it revert to pulling…

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A white British Airways jet with cargo pallets waiting to be loaded on a sunny day. British Airways contributed heavily to IAG Cargo's strong Q2 cargo results.

Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo EditorWednesday, August 5, 2020

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Role reversal: Passenger airlines make more from cargo sales in Q2

The cargo divisions at Air Canada, IAG/British Airways and Air France-KLM played dominant roles for their respective airlines in the second quarter, creating cash flow.…

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Boxes of PPE being hand-passed up the passenger stairs for loading in cabin of Swiss Air flight. Swiss Air received permission to load all kinds of commodities in the cabin.

Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo EditorTuesday, August 4, 2020

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Swiss Air Lines cleared for more types of cabin cargo

Shipping seafood, electronics or a spare part by air? It might get a window seat now on Swiss International Air Lines.

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A white Boeing 737 with blue tail sitting on tarmac on bright sunny day with big cargo door open. Pemco is converting these planes into freighters.

Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo EditorFriday, July 31, 2020

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The flying flexible people freighter: Meet the FlexCombi

The FAA recently gave Pemco Conversions approval to convert 737 passenger jets into freighters, with the added flexibility of carrying pallets and passengers in the…

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A white passenger jet with stairs leading up to front door.

Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo EditorTuesday, June 9, 2020

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‘Ghost’ freighters provide marginal boost to shippers

Passenger planes are flying empty. Are there ghosts? It sounds kind of creepy. No need to worry. Airlines are simply putting their assets to use…

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Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo EditorThursday, April 16, 2020

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FAA issues guidance for cargo in passenger cabin

The FAA is making it easier for airlines to survive the current economic crisis by quickly ruling on how to carry cargo in the passenger…