cargo in passenger cabin Tagged Articles

An Eastern Airlines jet on tarmac in front of a hangar building.

Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo EditorThursday, September 2, 2021

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Eastern Airlines enters air cargo market with ‘freighter-light’ model

Most all-cargo carriers that buy used passenger planes rebuild them for heavy cargo. Easter Airlines has a quicker, cheaper idea.

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Workers put boxes in yellow seat bags in the passenger cabin of a plane.

Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo EditorWednesday, July 14, 2021

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FAA gives passenger airlines 6-month extension for cabin cargo

The FAA is giving airlines until the end of the year to run passenger freighters with cargo on seats and other parts of the cabin…

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Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo EditorFriday, May 28, 2021

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Cargo-in-cabin innovation remains popular for some airlines

Overhead bins, seat bags and seat removal are among the innovations airlines started during the COVID pandemic to move more cargo while few passengers are…

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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

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

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

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

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

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.