Boeing 747

A preliminary report into the fatal runway excursion of an AirACT 747-400F in Hong Kong points to asymmetric thrust during landing as a key factor.

More than half of the region’s MRO demand over the next decade will come from engine services.

Authorities have recovered most of the AirACT 747-400 converted freighter that overran the runway at Hong Kong International Airport in the early hours of Oct. 20, leaving two ground personnel dead.

All Nippon Airways (ANA) is set to begin codesharing on cargo flights with Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA), the carrier recently purchased by ANA’s parent company.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

The global fleet of Boeing 747 freighters fell by one aircraft on Oct. 20 after the hull loss of a former passenger 747-400, and the number of converted 747Fs is set to fall further.

A Boeing 747 freighter operated by AirACT skidded off the runway while landing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) and crashed over a sea wall, hitting a ground vehicle on its way.

Boeing is setting up a service to acquire former passenger 747-8I Intercontinental aircraft and convert them into long-haul business jet and VIP transports.

Dublin-headquartered Magma Aviation, which has just introduced its fourth Boeing 747, is looking to triple its fleet by 2030.

Cathay Group has awarded Lufthansa Technik its largest-ever MRO contract with the carrier, covering all its Boeing 747 and 777 aircraft.

SNC has begun test flights for the U.S. Air Force’s Survivable Airborne Operations Center, about five months after it began work on the first airframe.

As Boeing prepares to close the production line for its “metal wing” 777F at the end of 2027, the program's output could yet surpass the 747F's total.

Space rockets and Boeing C-17-sized wing-in-ground effect vehicles rank among candidates attempting to solve one of the U.S. military's toughest problems.

The USAF will pay the bill to modify a Boeing 747-8 obtained from the Qatari government into a temporary presidential transport aircraft using diverted funds.

Astronautics has been selected to supply the complete avionics system for U.S. startup Radia’s planned WindRunner ultralarge cargo aircraft.

ATW editor-in-chief Karen Walker talks with Cathay Cargo's director about the global market, key areas of growth and the importance of safe transport for cargo.

Stratolaunch is shifting its focus to its 747 launch platform after successful repeat flights of the first autonomous, fully reusable hypersonic test aircraft.

President Donald Trump reportedly has tapped L3Harris to modify a 747-8 to augment the current VC-25A fleet.

Sierra Nevada Co. on April 29 flew the fourth 747 to its Dayton, Ohio, facility as part of its U.S. Air Force Survivable Airborne Operations Center program.

Recent maintenance deals and aircraft orders for Boeing 747 freighters signal continued demand for services.

With Aero-Engines Asia-Pacific coming up April 23-24, this week's Flight Friday looks at widebody engine utilization by Asia-Pacific operators.

UPS in January launched a new service connecting Paris and Hong Kong to meet export demands from France to the Asia-Pacific region.

The region’s commercial freighter MRO demand is predicted to grow faster than many other global regions.

Stratolaunch says it is receiving its final rounds of approvals to conduct its first reusable test flight of the Talon A hypersonic testbed by Dec. 31.

The final report on the fatal crash of an EgyptAir-operated A320 in 2016 ends with divergent views on what caused the loss of control and misses the target .