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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 Hong Kong-based airline removed the economy and premium economy seats from two Boeing 777 passenger planes ... in place to protect the doors and bulkheads from cargo that might shift during ...

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 ...

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 ...