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Seat bags help Alaska Airlines carry more cabin cargo

Workers in yellow vests strap yellow bags to passenger seats to hold packages instead of people. This is an Alaska Airlines flight.

Alaska Airlines (NYSE: ALK) is the first carrier in North America to use special bags from maintenance service provider Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Co. (HAECO) to hold packages on passenger seats, enabling aircraft in cargo-only mode to carry more freight each flight.

The in-seat package stowage system was installed on a Boeing 737-900 to carry goods such as mail, medical equipment, packages and other freight, Alaska Airlines said in a news release Wednesday.

The passenger-freighter, which...

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Emirates puts giant A380 passenger jet to work hauling cargo

A giant white Emirates plane with four engines and wheels down comes in for a landing behind a blue sky.

Emirates said Wednesday it has deployed the Airbus A380, a massive double-deck passenger aircraft, for the first time in a dedicated cargo operation and plans to add more cargo-only flights in November.

The first A380 passenger freighter recently transported medical supplies from Seoul, South Korea, to Amsterdam via its home base in Dubai.

Emirates is repurposing the aircraft for cargo charter service to help make up for business lost when the coronavirus pandemic stunted passenger travel. The...

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Delta Air Lines adds mini-freighter flights to Europe, India

A big white jet with nose lifting off ground during takeoff on sunny day.

Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) commenced cargo-only flights with passenger aircraft between the U.S., Europe and India on Sunday to meet demand from business amid a severe shortage of transport capacity to move goods by air, the company announced Thursday.

The Atlanta-based carrier is operating passenger freighters daily between New York’s JFK airport and Madrid using a Boeing 767-400 to help customers in the fashion industry ship goods to the U.S. before the holidays. It also launched flights...

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Korean Air jettisons passenger seats to up cargo capacity

Korean Air technicians inside a jet cabin lift out the last seats to make room for floor-loading cargo.

Projections that the capacity shortage in air cargo could last into next year and beyond are prompting some passenger airlines to spend money removing seats to make room for more boxes of goods.

Recent reconfigurations are taking place in Asia, with Korean Air the latest to take the plunge. 

About 150 aircraft around the world have had their seats completely removed to increase cargo volume, Glyn Hughes, global head of cargo for the International Air Transport Association said Wednesday during a...

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Singapore’s Scoot strips seats for cabin cargo

Boxes tied down in the passenger cabin with netting after seats removed. from Scoot jet.

Scoot, the budget carrier of Singapore Airlines Group, has removed the seats from an Airbus A320 aircraft to help meet demand for more cargo capacity and optimize deliveries to smaller airports during the coronavirus pandemic.

The modification is noteworthy because the A320 is a single-aisle aircraft and most passenger planes being operated in cargo-only mode tend to be widebody types that can carry bigger loads on long international routes. It also demonstrates that large airlines aren’t the...

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United Airlines surpasses 5,000 cargo-only flights since March

Close up of United Airlines tail fin, painted blue with globe picture. United is operating many planes as freighters.

United Airlines (NASDAQ: UAL) has operated more than 5,000 cargo-only flights since March 19, a significant milestone for an airline where passenger service dominated before the pandemic.

The passenger freighters have transported more than 170 million pounds of cargo, including medical supplies for the COVID-19 response, food aid and commodities for U.S. military bases, United said Wednesday on its blog.

The Chicago-based carrier quickly switched gears to transition Boeing 777 and 787 aircraft...

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Delta Air Lines cabins to go naked

A big white Delta jet with blue tail early in takeoff. Delta wants to take out some seats in planes to make way for cargo.

Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) is the only major U.S. airline that currently plans to take advantage of federal authorization to strip passenger aircraft of their seats and substitute boxes of cargo.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) a month ago issued an exemption for domestic airlines to operate aircraft with floor-loaded cargo in the cabin, but the determination came after an airfreight bubble. Industry watchers wondered whether rates were still high enough to justify the conversion...

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How Air Canada beat US airlines removing seats for cargo

Boxes of face masks and tied down with nets on the passenger cabin floor of plane after seats were removed. Air Canada was faster than U.S. airlines to modify planes for this type of cargo operation.

It took the Federal Aviation Administration two months to authorize U.S. airlines to remove seats from passenger aircraft for cargo purposes. Air Canada (TSX: AC) received its governmental OK in a week.

Industry urgency to innovate also was greater north of the border. Canada’s flag carrier was already flying cabin-loaded flights by mid-April, one month before U.S. carriers even applied through their trade association to remove seats from their airplanes.

The delay may have cost U.S. carriers...

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FAA clears airlines to remove passenger seats for cargo

Boxes stored in cabin where passenger seats normally go.

The Federal Aviation Administration late Friday gave U.S. airlines permission to remove passenger seats and transport cargo on the floor of the cabin in aircraft being deployed on cargo-only flights.

The exemption to existing regulations governing aircraft operations lasts for one year. The FAA also extended until July 10, 2021, its prior ruling that airlines could fly with cargo strapped into the seats through the end of this year.

The FAA’s response may be too late to benefit passenger airlines...

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Breaking: FAA approves cargo to ride in passenger seats

Cargo strapped in passenger seats.

U.S. airlines will soon fly temporary freighters with cargo, instead of passengers, in the seats.

Since domestic passenger carriers began operating some aircraft in cargo-only mode two months ago, they have been largely restricted to loading freight in the lower hold where baggage and shipments normally ride. On Thursday, the Federal Aviation Administration issued an exemption allowing airlines to carry cargo on seats.

Airlines had requested a two year break from existing regulations, but the FAA...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/breaking-faa-approves-cargo-to-ride-in-passenger-seats

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