— -- Question: In the 1970s I worked for an airline which had a staff specially trained for making the trim sheet (loading measurements and instructions). They would then direct how passengers ...

Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) recently conducted a three-day long demonstration of cargo loading and unloading procedures for its Dragon spacecraft, which NASA has contracted to provide ...

WASHINGTON — Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) loaded its Dragon space capsule with simulated cargo and powered up the spacecraft in mid-December, earning a $5 million payout under its ...

A cargo plane belonging to a U.S.-based company crashed shortly after takeoff from Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan on Monday, killing seven crew members. The Taliban claimed it shot the plane down, but ...

Autonomous cargo drones are seen as the life-saving tech for an industry that is so booming that it kind of chokes under its own weight. Admittedly, there is still much waiting to be done until you or ...

June 19, 2023: Currently, cargo aircraft lacking a cargo ramp in the rear must use a fork-lift or K-loader to get cargo onto or off the aircraft. The K-loader is a hydraulically operated cargo lift ...

IATA's most recent air freight market analysis, published 1-Oct-2014, said "The outlook for air freight markets has started to look better again", but it added that "the extent of future gains could ...

Even if you own a lift cart (which most people don't), transferring loads from it to a truck bed can still be a physically demanding task. The Lift & Slide Cart was designed to address that problem, ...