FedEx DC-10

Cargo airlines (or airfreight carriers, and derivatives of these names) are airlines dedicated to the transport of cargo. Some cargo airlines are divisions or subsidiaries of larger passenger airlines. Download high resolution version (1024x768, 75 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1024x768, 75 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... FedEx (NYSE: FDX), properly FedEx Corporation, is a company that offers overnight courier, ground, heavy freight, document copying and logistics services. ... Biman Bangladesh Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-10 The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 is a three-engined long-range airliner, with two engines mounted on underwing pylons and a third engine at the base of the vertical stabilizer. ... A Boeing 747-400 of Virgin Atlantic Airways, one of the UKs largest airlines. ... Cargo is a term used to denote goods or produce being transported generally for commercial gain, usually on a ship, plane, train or truck. ...

Aircraft used

China Airlines Cargo

Larger cargo airlines tend to use new or recently built aircraft to carry their freight, but many use older aircraft, like the Boeing 707, Boeing 727, Douglas DC-8, Ilyushin Il-76. Examples of the 60-year-old Douglas DC-3 are still flying around the world carrying cargo (as well as passengers). Short range turboprop airliners such as the Fokker Friendship and British Aerospace ATP are now being modified to accept standard air freight pallets to extend their working lives. This normally involves the replacement of glazed windows with opaque panels, the strengthening of the cabin floor and insertion of a broad top-hinged door in one side of the fuselage. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x769, 124 KB)China Airlines Cargo. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x769, 124 KB)China Airlines Cargo. ... The Boeing 707 is a four engined commercial passenger jet aircraft developed by Boeing in the early 1950s. ... The Boeing 727 is a large, single-aisle (narrow-body) commercial jet airliner carrying as many as 189 passengers. ... The Douglas DC-8 is a four-engined jet airliner, manufactured between 1959 and 1972. ... An Il-76 serving Aeroflot The Ilyushin Il-76, NATO codename Candid, is a 4-engined heavy transport aircraft in widespread use in eastern Europe, Asia and Africa. ... The Douglas DC-3 is a fixed-wing, propeller-driven aircraft which revolutionized air transport in the 1930s and 1940s, and is generally regarded as one of the most significant transport aircraft ever made (also see Boeing 707 and Boeing 747). ... A schematic diagram showing the operation of a turboprop engine. ... The Fokker F27 Friendship is a turboprop airliner designed and built by the Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker. ... The BAe ATP was an airliner designed as an evolution of the Avro 748. ...

A number of cargo airlines carry a few passengers from time to time on their flights, and UPS once unsuccessfully tried a passenger charter airline division. United Parcel Service Inc. ... A charter airline is one that operates charter flights, that is flights that take place outside normal schedules, by a hiring arrangement with a particular customer. ...

Notable cargo airlines

All-cargo

First Air Hercules used for cargo in the Canadian Arctic

• ABX Air
• Airnet Express
• Air Hong Kong
• American International Airways/Kalitta
• Atlas Air
• Burlington Air Express
• Cargo 360
• Cargojet Airways
• Cargolux
• Challenger Air Cargo
• DAS Air Cargo
• DHL Aviation
• Emerald Air
• Emery Worldwide
• Emirates SkyCargo
• FedEx
• Fine Air
• Flying Tiger Line
• Gemini Air Cargo
• Heavylift Cargo Airlines
• Kalitta Air
• Kelowna Flightcraft (on behalf of Purolator)
• Martinair
• National Air Cargo
• Polar Air Cargo
• Seaboard World Airlines
• TNT
• Tol Air
• UPS
• Volga-Dnepr

Image File history File links First. ... Image File history File links First. ... First Air is an airline based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. ... ABX Air is a cargo airline based in Wilmington, Ohio, USA. It operates overnight express small package services and freight in the USA, Canada and Puerto Rico. ... Airnet Express (IATA: n/a, ICAO: USC, and Callsign: Star Check) is a cargo airline based in Columbus, Ohio, USA. It specialises in delivery of documents and small packages, operating over 500 flights a night throughout the USA and is a major carrier for over 300 of the countrys... AHK Air Hong Kong Limited (香港華民航空) is the only all-cargo airline based in Hong Kong. ... Kalitta Air is an international cargo airline. ... Atlas Air Boeing 747-200 Atlas Air (IATA: 5Y, ICAO: GTI, and Callsign: Giant) is a cargo airline based in Purchase, New York, USA. It operates scheduled freight flights for some of the worlds leading airlines, flying to 101 cities in 46 countries. ... Burlington Air Express (now called BAX Global) is an international shipping company that is headquartered in Irvine, California, and has other major offices in Australia, Singapore, London, The Netherlands, and Toledo, Ohio. ... Cargo 360 is a cargo airline based in Seattle, Washington. ... Cargojet Airways is a cargo airline based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. ... Cargolux Boeing 747-400F Cargolux (Cargolux Airlines International) is a cargo airline based in Luxembourg. ... DAS Air Cargo is an African cargo airline company. ... DHL Aviation Airbus A300B4-200F landing at London Heathrow Airport DHL Aviation N.V. (IATA: , ICAO: DHV, and Callsign: ) is a cargo airline owned by DHL. It operates out of its main hub at Brussels International Airport, opened in 1985. ... Emery Worldwide was a cargo airline that was one of the main carriers in the cargo airlines world. ... Emirates SkyCargo is a cargo airline subsidiary of Emirates, based in the United Arab Emirates. ... FedEx (NYSE: FDX), properly FedEx Corporation, is a company that offers overnight courier, ground, heavy freight, document copying and logistics services. ... Fine Air McDonnell Douglas DC-8 at San Jose (Norman Y. Mineta International), California, USA, in June 1995 Fine Air is an international cargo airline. ... Flying Tiger Line, also known as Flying Tigers, was the first scheduled cargo airline in the United States and a major military charter operator during the Cold War era for both cargo and personnel (the latter with leased aircraft). ... Gemini Air Cargo MD-11 Gemini Air Cargo is a cargo airline headquartered in Dulles, Virginia, USA. It operates worldwide cargo schedules and charters on a wet-lease basis. ... Heavylift Cargo Airlines is a cargo airline based in Rosebrey, New South Wales, Australia. ... Kalitta Air is an international cargo airline. ... Kelowna Flightcraft - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Purolator is a Canadian courier service owned primarily by Canada Post. ... Martinair aircraft at Amsterdam (Schiphol) Airport, the Netherlands (two McDonnell Douglas MD-11 and a Boeing 747) Martinair is both a charter and scheduled airline based in the Netherlands, with daily passenger or cargo charter and regular flights to many destinations around the world from its main base of Schiphol... National Air Cargo is an American Cargo airline. ... Polar Air Cargo Boeing 747 at Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (UK) in February 2004. ... Seaboard World Airlines, an international all-cargo airline based in the United States, was founded on September 16, 1946 as Seaboard & Western Airlines. ... TNT Air Cargo is an international cargo airline that operates from Papua New Guinea. ... Tol Air is a small cargo airline based at Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico. ... United Parcel Service Inc. ... Volga-Dnepr Airlines is an airline based in Ulyanovsk, Russia. ...

All-cargo subsidiary

• Aeromexpress
• Thai Airways Cargo
• Air France Cargo
• Avianca Cargo
• KLM Cargo
• LAN Cargo
• Lufthansa Cargo
• Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA, an associate of ANA)
• SAS Cargo Group
• Singapore Airlines Cargo
• Qatar Airways Cargo

Aeromexpress is an all-cargo airline based in Mexico City, Mexico. ... Avianca Cargo is a cargo airline based in Bogotá D.C., Colombia. ... LAN Cargo is a cargo airline based in Santiago, Chile. ... Lufthansa Cargo is a cargo airline founded on November 30, 1994 as an independent logistics company within the Lufthansa group. ... Nippon Cargo Airlines Boeing 747 at Schiphol Airport (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) in December 2003 Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA, 日本貨物航空 Nippon Kamotsu Kôkû) is a cargo subsidiary of All Nippon Airways. ... All Nippon Airways Co. ... SAS Cargo Group Is SAS Scandinavian Airliness cargo carrier. ... Singapore Airlines Cargo (SIA Cargo), the fully owned subsidiary of Singapore Airlines and incorporated in 1 July 2001, is the worlds second biggest airfreight carrier in terms of international freight tonne kilometers (FTK). ...

Non-separate entity

• Cathay Pacific
• China Airlines

Cathay Pacific Airways Limited (Traditional Chinese: 國泰航空有限公司; Simplified Chinese: 国泰航空有限公司; pinyin: Guótài Hángkōng Yŏuxiàn Gōngsī; abbreviation: 國泰/国泰) (SEHK: 0293) is an Asian commercial airline based in Hong Kong and operating scheduled passenger and cargo services to 90 destinations world-wide. ... China Airlines (Chinese: 中華航空公司 (pinyin: Zhōnghuá Hángkōng gōngsī), commonly abbreviated 華航) is the flag carrier of the Republic of China (Taiwan). ...

World's largest freight carriers by scheduled freight tonne-kilometres flown

2004 total scheduled freight tonne-kilometres flown

1. Federal Express 14.579 million
2. Korean Air 8.264 million
3. Lufthansa Cargo 8.040 million
4. United Parcel Service 7.353 million
5. Singapore Airlines Cargo 7.143 million
6. Cathay Pacific 5.876 million
7. China Airlines 5.642 million
8. Eva Airways 5.477 million
9. Air France 5.388 million
10. Japan Airlines 4.924 million

The Federal Express was a passenger train operated on the Poughkeepsie Bridge Route. ... Korean Air (KSE: 003490) is the largest airline based in South Korea. ... Lufthansa Cargo is a cargo airline founded on November 30, 1994 as an independent logistics company within the Lufthansa group. ... United Parcel Service Inc. ... Singapore Airlines Cargo (SIA Cargo), the fully owned subsidiary of Singapore Airlines and incorporated in 1 July 2001, is the worlds second biggest airfreight carrier in terms of international freight tonne kilometers (FTK). ... Cathay Pacific Airways Limited (Traditional Chinese: 國泰航空有限公司; Simplified Chinese: 国泰航空有限公司; pinyin: Guótài Hángkōng Yŏuxiàn GōngsÄ«; abbreviation: 國泰/国泰) (SEHK: 0293) is an Asian commercial airline based in Hong Kong and operating scheduled passenger and cargo services to 90 destinations world-wide. ... China Airlines (Chinese: 中華航空公司 (pinyin: Zhōnghuá Hángkōng gōngsÄ«), commonly abbreviated 華航) is the flag carrier of the Republic of China (Taiwan). ... EVA Air (長榮航空 Changrong Hangkong, or Evergreen Airlines) is an airline based at Chiang Kai-Shek International Airport in Taoyuan, Taiwan, near Taipei. ... Air France Boeing 747 Air France (Compagnie Nationale Air France) is a subsidiary of Air France-KLM. Before its merger with KLM, it was the national airline of France, employing 71,654 people (as of January 2005). ... Japan Airlines Corporation ) (TYO: 9205 ), or JAL, is the largest airline operator in Asia. ...

2004 international scheduled freight tonne-kilometres flown

1. Korean Air 8.164 million
2. Lufthansa Cargo 8.028 million
3. Singapore Airlines Cargo 7.143 million
4. Cathay Pacific 5.876 million
5. China Airlines 5.642 million
6. Federal Express 5.595 million
7. Eva Airways 5.477 million
8. Air France 5.384 million
9. British Airways 4.771 million
10. Cargolux 4.670 million

Korean Air (KSE: 003490) is the largest airline based in South Korea. ... Lufthansa Cargo is a cargo airline founded on November 30, 1994 as an independent logistics company within the Lufthansa group. ... Singapore Airlines Cargo (SIA Cargo), the fully owned subsidiary of Singapore Airlines and incorporated in 1 July 2001, is the worlds second biggest airfreight carrier in terms of international freight tonne kilometers (FTK). ... Cathay Pacific Airways Limited (Traditional Chinese: 國泰航空有限公司; Simplified Chinese: 国泰航空有限公司; pinyin: Guótài Hángkōng Yŏuxiàn GōngsÄ«; abbreviation: 國泰/国泰) (SEHK: 0293) is an Asian commercial airline based in Hong Kong and operating scheduled passenger and cargo services to 90 destinations world-wide. ... China Airlines (Chinese: 中華航空公司 (pinyin: Zhōnghuá Hángkōng gōngsÄ«), commonly abbreviated 華航) is the flag carrier of the Republic of China (Taiwan). ... The Federal Express was a passenger train operated on the Poughkeepsie Bridge Route. ... EVA Air (長榮航空 Changrong Hangkong, or Evergreen Airlines) is an airline based at Chiang Kai-Shek International Airport in Taoyuan, Taiwan, near Taipei. ... Air France Boeing 747 Air France (Compagnie Nationale Air France) is a subsidiary of Air France-KLM. Before its merger with KLM, it was the national airline of France, employing 71,654 people (as of January 2005). ... British Airways (LSE: BAY, NYSE: BAB) is the largest airline of the United Kingdom. ... Cargolux Boeing 747-400F Cargolux (Cargolux Airlines International) is a cargo airline based in Luxembourg. ...

2004 domestic scheduled freight tonne-kilometres flown

1. Federal Express 8.984 million
2. United Parcel Service 4.260 million
3. Northwest Airlines 0.949 million
4. China Southern Airlines 0.860 million
5. American Airlines 0.576 million
6. Delta Air Lines 0.557 million
7. Air China 0.531 million
8. United Airlines 0.525 million
9. Cargojet Airways 0.517 million
10. China Eastern Airlines 0.458 million

Source for 2004 data: International Air Transport Association. Note that it only includes data for member airlines. The Federal Express was a passenger train operated on the Poughkeepsie Bridge Route. ... United Parcel Service Inc. ... Northwest Airlines (IATA: NW, ICAO: NWA, and Callsign: Northwest) is an airline headquartered in Eagan, Minnesota in the United States of America. ... China Southern Airlines (中国南方航空) is an airline based in Guangzhou in the Guangdong province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... American Airlines and American Eagle aircraft at San Juan American Airlines is the largest airline in the world in terms of total passengers transported and fleet size, and the second-largest airline in the world (behind Air France-KLM) in terms of total operating revenues. ... Delta Boeing 757-232 at Los Angeles International Airport in August 2003, showing the livery the airline instituted in 2000. ... Not to be confused with China Airlines. ... Various United Airlines tails United Airlines, the primary subsidiary of the UAL Corporation, is a major airline of the United States headquartered in unincorporated Elk Grove Township, Illinois, near Chicagos OHare International Airport, the airlines largest traffic hub. ... Cargojet Airways is a cargo airline based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. ... China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited (中国东方航空股份有限公司) (HKEx: 0670 NYSE: CEA) is an airline based in Shanghai, China. ... IATA logo The International Air Transport Association is an international trade organization of airlines headquarted in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ...