I went onboard the brand new 777 cargo plane, discovering the massive ... It was different, no cockpit door, no flight attendant here to serve you… Flight time from Everett/Paine Field to ...

Conversion developer Mammoth Freighters has conducted the first Boeing 777-300ER cargo door installation with modification partner Aspire MRO. The aircraft (N463AC) was formerly operated by Cathay ...

Some of the changes in manufacturing for the 777 Freighter include installation of items such as the main-deck cargo door; a new monolithic aluminum floor; a lightweight cargo-handling system ...

There would be no windows on the 777 freighter. The cargo door on the fuselage just aft of the wing would measure 120 by 141 inches. Faye said the 777-200LR freighter would have the highest cargo ...

Mammoth Freighters will incorporate electrically sequenced main deck cargo door systems in its Boeing 777 converted freighters. Credit: Mammoth Freighters At the same time, composites are making ...

What were the hardest design challenges that had to be made on the 777 cargo conversion project? From the beginning, KMC started the conversion project by focusing on door placement. After an ...

The company, which is aiming to offer conversion of 777-200LR and -300ER twinjets ... installing a main-deck Class E cargo compartment and large freight door in the left side of the aft fuselage.

However, it turned out that the door sensor was malfunctioning, the airline said. A United Airlines Boeing 777 diverted after an indicator wrongly told its pilots that the cargo door was open.

Freighter airlines are leading the way in fitting aircraft with a new high-tech coating that mimics the structure of a shark’s skin to reduce aerodynamic drag and fuel consumption. EVA Air and ...