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Another US passenger airline will now also fly cargo freighters as more carriers court package hauling as a new source of revenue

Mesa Airlines just announced a five-year cargo-flying contract with DHL Express starting October. DHL is sub-leasing two Boeing 737-400 freighters to Mesa with the possibility for more if the regional ...
Twin Cities Business

Sun Country Pivots to Cargo

Sun Country Airlines on Friday announced a substantial reduction in scheduled passenger operations for 2025. The airline has seen the environment for passenger flights worsen since winter’s end—the ...
Fox Business

No pilot, no problem: Xwing tests self-flying cargo plane, paves future for autonomous flight

Following successful test flights of its self-flying cargo carrier system, tech startup Xwing is hoping its innovation will revolutionize the airline industry and serve as a possible solution to a ...
The Financial Express

AFCOM adds third B737-800 freighter to expand cargo capacity

AFCOM currently operates cargo flights from Chennai to international regional destinations including Male, Colombo and Hanoi, ...
Flightglobal

Sikorsky’s Matrix autonomous flight system flying on ‘large cargo aircraft’

Sikorsky is flying Matrix, its autonomous flight control system, on a “large cargo aircraft”. The statement, which came during a 8 February press conference about recent uninhabited autonomous flights ...
Yahoo

Already an air cargo giant, Anchorage's international airport adds 5 carriers

Oct. 24—The Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport has added five new international cargo carriers to its lineup this year, setting the stage for continued growth at an aviation crossroads that's ...
Flying

Blocked From Flying Passengers, Budget Startup Flypop Turns to Cargo

Flypop, a UK-based low-cost carrier, has temporarily transitioned to cargo operations due to delays in launching passenger flights to India. Their first Airbus A330, previously used for passengers, is ...
Yahoo

Another cargo airline downsizes operations as parcel business dries up

AirExplore has decided to curtail flying Boeing 737-800 freighters and instead sublease the planes to other operators or return them to their owners. (Photo: AirExplore) AirExplore, a Slovakia-based ...
Business Insider

These aviation startups are taking off by moving cargo — not people — across the sky

The future of urban flight once promised by Uber is years away — at least. But scores of companies are still working on a new approach to flying. Rather than focusing on flying passengers, they aim to ...
WLTX19

Flags from HBCUs, including SC State, Allen University, part of Starliner cargo flying to space

FLORIDA, USA — The legacy of 14 historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) will be onboard Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner as it embarks on its second mission to orbit for NASA’s Commercial Crew ...