A Silk Way West Airlines Boeing 747-8 operating a cargo flight from Mexico City to Houston ended up approaching Dallas Fort Worth at 5,000 feet with critically low fuel. Despite being told they could not reach Houston, the pilots requested to continue, prompting a Houston controller to declare an emergency and divert the aircraft.
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Airbus has moved the A350F freighter program significantly closer to its maiden flight after successfully completing a critical Ground Vibration Test (GVT) on the first flight-test aircraft at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS), France.
IndiGo CarGo launches Navi Mumbai Airport’s first international freighter flight, boosting cargo capacity and global connectivity.
Hong Kong Air Cargo (RH) will launch weekly round-trip charter flights between Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) and Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMI) from August 10, 2026, opening a fresh trade lane linking East and South Asia.
DHL Global Forwarding has launched a dedicated freighter service operating three times weekly between Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) and Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG), the company’s Americas hub.
Cathay Cargo (CX) has become the first international airline to confirm the temporary relocation of its dedicated freighter operations from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM) to Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMI), with the transition scheduled to begin on August 3.
A Boeing 777 freighter destined for Qatar Airways Cargo (QR) sparked widespread debate after performing an extremely low flyby over Horseshoe Bay Resort Airport in Texas on June 25.
Based on average daily flights and flight times, here are the ten cargo aircraft dominating the skies in 2025.
Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates (EK), will begin dedicated weekly freighter flights to Almaty International Airport (ALA) in Kazakhstan from 16 June 2026.
Air China Cargo (CA) is moving ahead with a significant expansion of its widebody freighter fleet, signaling long-term confidence in global air cargo demand.