The Airbus A300 is Airbus' first production aircraft and the world's first twin-engine,double-aisle (wide-body) airliner. It was developed by Airbus Industrie GIE,now merged into Airbus SE,and manufactured from 1971 to 2007.
Cargo airlines are airlines mainly dedicated to the transport of cargo by air. Some cargo airlines are divisions or subsidiaries of larger passenger airlines. In 2018,airline cargo traffic represented 262,333 million tonne-kilometres with a 49.3% load factor:52.1% for dedicated cargo operations,and 47.9% within mixed operations.
China Airlines is the state-owned flag carrier of the Republic of China (Taiwan). It is one of Taiwan's two major airlines,along with EVA Air. It is headquartered in Taoyuan International Airport and operates over 1,400 flights weekly –including 91 pure cargo flights –to 102 cities across Asia,Europe,North America,and Oceania. Carrying nearly 20 million passengers and 5700 tons of cargo in 2017,the carrier was the 33rd largest airline in the world in terms of revenue passenger kilometers and 10th largest in terms of freight revenue ton kilometers.
Cathay Pacific Airways Limited,or simply Cathay Pacific,is the flag carrier of the Chinese special administrative region of Hong Kong,with its head office and main hub located at Hong Kong International Airport. The airline's operations and its subsidiaries have scheduled passenger and cargo services to more than 190 destinations and more than 60 countries worldwide including codeshares and joint ventures.
The Airbus A330 is a wide-body aircraft developed and produced by Airbus. Airbus began developing larger A300 derivatives in the mid-1970s,giving rise to the A330 twinjet as well as the Airbus A340 quadjet,and launched both designs along with their first orders in June 1987. The A330-300,the first variant,took its maiden flight in November 1992 and entered service with Air Inter in January 1994. The A330-200,a shortened longer-range variant,followed in 1998 with Canada 3000 as the launch operator.
A wide-body aircraft,also known as a twin-aisle aircraft and in the largest cases as a jumbo jet,is an airliner with a fuselage wide enough to accommodate two passenger aisles with seven or more seats abreast. The typical fuselage diameter is 5 to 6 m. In the typical wide-body economy cabin,passengers are seated seven to ten abreast,allowing a total capacity of 200 to 850 passengers. Seven-abreast aircraft typically seat 160 to 260 passengers,eight-abreast 250 to 380,nine- and ten-abreast 350 to 480. The largest wide-body aircraft are over 6 m (20 ft) wide,and can accommodate up to eleven passengers abreast in high-density configurations.
The Airbus A300-600ST,or Beluga,is a specialised wide-body airliner used to transport aircraft parts and outsize cargoes. It received the official name of Super Transporter early on,but its nickname,after the beluga whale,which it resembles,gained popularity and has since been officially adopted.
Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Limited,also known as Cathay Dragon (國泰港龍航空) and until 2016,Dragonair,was a Hong Kong-based international regional airline,with its corporate headquarters and main hub at Hong Kong International Airport. In the final year before it ceased flying,the airline operated a scheduled passenger network to around 50 destinations in 14 countries and territories across Asia. Additionally,the airline had three codeshares on routes served by partner airlines. It had an all-Airbus fleet of 35 aircraft,consisting of A320s,A321s,and A330s.
EVA Airways Corporation is an international airline headquartered in Taoyuan City. It is one of the two largest airlines in the Republic of China/Taiwan along with state-owned China Airlines. The privately owned airline operates passenger and dedicated cargo services to over 40 international destinations in Asia,Australia,Europe &North America. Its network fully consists of international routes,with no domestic routes. It is rated as a 5-star airline by Skytrax,and is the second largest airline based in Taiwan after China Airlines. EVA Air is headquartered at Taoyuan International Airport in Luzhu,Taoyuan City. The company slogan is "Sharing the World,Flying Together".
The Boeing 747-400 is a large,long-range wide-body airliner produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes,an advanced variant of the initial Boeing 747. The "Advanced Series 300" was announced at the September 1984 Farnborough Airshow,targeting a 10% cost reduction with more efficient engines and 1,000 nautical miles [nmi] of additional range. Northwest Airlines became the first customer with an order for 10 aircraft on October 22,1985. The first 747-400 was rolled out on January 26,1988,and made its maiden flight on April 29,1988. Type certification was received on January 9,1989,and it entered service with Northwest on February 9,1989.
Middle East Airlines –Air Liban S.A.L.,more commonly known as Middle East Airlines (MEA),is the flag carrier of Lebanon,with its head office in Beirut,near Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport. It operates scheduled international flights to Asia,Europe,the Middle East,and Africa from its base at Rafic Hariri International Airport.
Lufthansa Cargo AG is a German cargo airline and a wholly owned subsidiary of Lufthansa. It operates worldwide air freight and logistics services and is headquartered at Frankfurt Airport,the main hub of Lufthansa. Besides operating dedicated cargo planes,the company also has access to cargo capacities of 350 passenger aircraft of the Lufthansa Group.
Hong Kong Airlines Limited (HKA),operating as Hong Kong Airlines,is an airline based in Hong Kong,with its headquarters in the Tung Chung district and its main hub at Hong Kong International Airport. It was established in 2006 as a member of the HNA Group and flies to 25 destinations across Asia–Pacific. The company slogan was changed from Fresh + very Hong Kong to Where Hong Kong Begins.
Trans Mediterranean Airways SAL,styled as TMA Cargo,was a cargo airline based in Beirut,Lebanon. The airline restarted operations in 2010,following a six-year hiatus. It suspended operations once again in September 2014.
The Boeing Dreamlifter,officially the 747-400 Large Cargo Freighter (LCF),is a wide-body cargo aircraft modified extensively from the Boeing 747-400 airliner. With a volume of 65,000 cubic feet (1,840 m3) it can hold three times that of a 747-400F freighter. The outsized aircraft was designed to transport Boeing 787 Dreamliner parts between Italy,Japan,and the U.S.,but has also flown medical supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Malaysia Airlines operates a fleet of Airbus A330 and A350 widebodies as well as Boeing 737NG and Boeing 737 MAX narrowbodies.
UPS Airlines is a major American cargo airline based in Louisville,Kentucky,US. One of the largest cargo airlines worldwide in terms of freight volume flown,UPS Airlines flies to 815 destinations worldwide. It has been a wholly owned subsidiary of United Parcel Service since its launch in 1988.
DHL Aviation is a division of DHL responsible for providing air transport capacity.
Cathay Pacific is the flag carrier of Hong Kong. The airline operates a fleet of 180 aircraft,which is composed of narrow-body and wide-body passenger aircraft composed of Airbus A321neo,Airbus A330,Airbus A350,and Boeing 777 aircraft. The airline also operates a fleet of 20 Boeing 747 freighters.
Northwest Airlines was a major United States airline which existed from 1926 until 2010,when it merged with Delta Air Lines and became part of Delta Air Lines' fleet. At the time of the merger,it had a total of 309 aircraft. It was also the last U.S. airline to have a dedicated cargo fleet and routes.
