Testing of the 747LCF Dreamlifters continues, with main deck cargo loading system and cargo loader certification tests at Boeing's Everett site due last week. The second Dreamlifter, RT632, carried out route-proving and cargo flight work by delivering the initial Alenia-built 787 sections from Grottaglie, Italy to Charleston, South Carolina.
Source: Flight International
Airport operator Fraport says costs at its flagship airport in Frankfurt are hindering growth and preventing the facility from returning to its pre-Covid-19 passenger figures.
While a slower recovery and strong competition has hit Lufthansa Group’s passenger operations on Asia-Pacific routes since the pandemic, the carrier is shifting more of its freighter capacity to tap strong cargo demand from the region.
Indonesian carrier TransNusa Airlines has operated the longest ARJ21 commercial flight, deploying the Comac regional jet on flights between Manado and Guangzhou.
