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Nippon Cargo Airlines Receives First Boeing 747-8 Freighter
Nippon Cargo Airlines last week received its first Boeing 747-8 Freighter, becoming the Japanese launch customer for the new aircraft.
On This Day in Aviation History: January 26th
The US Air Force takes delivery of the first Boeing 747 version of Air Force One. NASA launches Ranger 3 to the Moon, Glenn Curtiss flies the first seaplane and more...
Emirates To Begin Serving Central America With World’s Longest Flight
Emirates will take the record of the world's longest flight when it begins daily service to Panama's capital in February 2016.
March 7th in Aviation History: The X-15 Breaks Mach 4, Kepler Space Observatory is Launched
The X-15 exceeds Mach 4, a British engineer flies in an inflatable airplane, the crashes of Northwest Flight 307, Garuda Indonesia Flight 200 and a Skymaster Airlines 707, and more...
Flying in Cargo Class: The Anatomy of an Air Freighter
As an airliner flies by, cargo and passenger jets look virtually the same.. Inside a freighter, though, it's an entirely different experience.