The agency made several recommendations for owners and operators to test opening, closing, and latching the main cargo door on 757-200 series aircraft. These recommendations come after an incident ...

These massive metal tubes with wings manage to transport people, cargo, and more across vast ... In the modern era, aircraft cockpit doors can withstand blasts from small firearms and small ...

The aircraft had been modified by Precision Conversions, including installation of the hydraulically-operated main cargo door, plus mechanical latches and locking hooks to secure it shut during ...

FedEx has placed an order for 10 ATR 72-600F regional aircraft adding to a previous agreement signed between the two ...

Narrator: The rear door can also open mid-flight to perform an airdrop, where cargo is offloaded over a designated area. Doing airdrop is a bit high-pressure. We'll configure our aircraft in a ...

Air France-KLM is substituting two A350 passenger jets for freighter aircraft on its Airbus orderbook because it can get the passenger planes sooner.

Express giant FedEx has announced the order of eight Boeing 777 freighters and 10 ATR 72-600 turboprops as third-quarter ...