How the ‘queen of the skies’ reigned over air travel

On Sept. 30, 1968, the first Boeing 747 rolled out of its custom-built assembly plant in Everett, Washington. From the beginning, everything about the plane once known as the “queen of the skies” was big

End of an era – Atlas Air takes delivery of last production 747

Boeing and Atlas Air joined thousands of people – including current and former employees as well as customers and suppliers – to celebrate the delivery of the final 747 to Atlas, bringing to a close more than a half century of production

New autonomous aircraft offers 181 kg payload

Autonomous aircraft builder Pyka has unveiled what it calls the world’s largest zero-emission cargo airplane and the first autonomous vehicle of its class

Air cargo tonnages down 20 percent from 2022 new year

Global air cargo tonnages have shown a strong post-holiday season recovery in the second week of 2023, but remained 20 percent below 2022's numbers

2023 Buying Trends – Air

What air shippers think transportation will cost in ‘23

Etihad offers new service to US

Three new flights to start in April

Air cargo demand weak as year closes out

Chargeable weight in weeks 49 and 50 was down 19% compared with the equivalent period in 2021

Provincial funding to help YVR go electric

A pilot project is linking Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to B.C. clean-technology companies that can help electrify its operations

Air cargo demand stayed sluggish in October

Global demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTKs), fell 13.6 percent compared to October 2021, and were down 13.5 percent for international operations

Massive de-icing pads opened at Memphis International Airport

The pads are large enough to de-ice 12 wide-body cargo aircraft simultaneously