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 ...

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 ...

Israeli firm Elbit Systems is to supply the large main-deck cargo door for the Boeing 777-8 freighter, under an aerostructures agreement with the US airframer. Elbit will also supply cargo doors ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

A cargo door opening mid-flight poses a serious threat ... the pilot diverted the Boeing 777 to San Francisco International Airport about six hours into the flight. The airplane safely landed ...

The 777-9 is the latest addition to the ... after reports emerged that the cargo door had blown off one plane during a static stress test. Boeing paused production of the 777X in April 2022 ...

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 ...