This enormous aircraft is now the heaviest cargo plane in operation ... hatches—one at the front with a liftable nose and another at the rear, both equipped with loading ramps.

Cargo is loaded through these ramps at the back of the aircraft. Staff Sgt. Joshua Nettles: So my role here as a C-17 loadmaster is to load these aircraft, and we want to ensure the weight and ...

One of the most prominent examples of this shift is the A350F, Airbus’s next-generation freighter. Built on a proven passenger platform but engineered ...