New Atlas

Pelican Cargo unveiled as world's largest autonomous electric cargo plane

Back in 2020, California-based startup Pyka launched an autonomous electric crop duster called the Pelican. Now the company has developed a cargo-carrying version that's billed as the world's largest ...

It's Cargo Time: Sun Country Opens CVG Base As Part Of Growth Strategy

For cargo customers, most notably including Amazon, the opening of a CVG base should feel like a reliability upgrade rather ...
autoevolution

Rhaegal Cargo UAV Completes Its First Hover Flight, Lifts Record-Setting Payload

The Rhaegal VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) cargo drone recently reached two important milestones, achieving its first hover flight and managing to break the payload world record of any ...
Aviation Week

Boeing Fielding Increasing Interest Abroad In Cargo Role Of KC-46

SEATTLE—Boeing has been fielding increasing interest abroad in its KC-46A tanker, although several nations are inquiring about the aircraft’s ability to carry cargo, not fuel. The increased interest ...
FlightGlobal

DARPA launches new X-plane competition for uncrewed cargo drone with improved payload-to-weight ratio

The Pentagon's technology incubator has launched a competition seeking novel designs for uncrewed cargo aircraft capable of ...
Airways

AerCap Cargo Delivers First Boeing 777-300ERSF to Fly Meta

AerCap has delivered Fly Meta (F2) its first Boeing 777-300ERSF. F2 is a cargo airline based in Hong Kong, and whose base ...
Aviation Week Network

China’s Tengden Displays Large Cargo UAV

China’s Tengden displayed a large modular uncrewed cargo aircraft at Aero Asia 2025 in Zhuhai on Nov. 27-30. The D18, with a ...
New Atlas

Natilus freight drone's blended wing design packs in 60% more cargo

As it stands, air freight is incredibly quick but also very expensive, while ocean freight is far slower but very cost-effective. Californian startup Natilus is out to bridge the gap with a new breed ...
Flying

Eastern Airlines enters air cargo market with ‘freighter-light’ model

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on FreightWaves.com. Eastern Airlines, a small, relatively unknown passenger carrier, is making a significant play to join the air cargo big league with ...
autoevolution

The MF100 Autonomous Cargo Aircraft Got a $1.25M Boost From USAF

MF100 is the bland, formal name of a very exciting flying machine. The third-generation cargo aircraft developed by MightyFly has the potential to transform same-day deliveries radically with ...
Flightglobal

Sikorsky’s Matrix autonomous flight system flying on ‘large cargo aircraft’

Sikorsky is flying Matrix, its autonomous flight control system, on a “large cargo aircraft”. The statement, which came during a 8 February press conference about recent uninhabited autonomous flights ...
Business Insider

Boeing ending production of the 747 means cargo carriers will lose a key feature and be left scrambling when it's gone

Passenger airlines are hurriedly saying goodbye to the Boeing 747 but the jet still has a long life ahead of it in the cargo realm. Cargo airlines that value its abundance of storage space will keep ...