Aviation Week

Aircraft Cargo Door, Handling System Designs Seek Greater Efficiency

With a growing market for passenger-to-freighter conversions, the major airframe components directly involved with main deck handling of bulk freight and cargo contained within unit load devices are ...
Stars and Stripes

At Ramstein Air Base rodeo, airmen wrangle multiple skills

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — Airman 1 st Class Ryan Joy heaved the Tunner 60K aircraft cargo loader around the final curve of a tight figure eight on the ramp at Ramstein Air Base. Joy is used to ...
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 ...
JD Supra

SCOTUS Says Airplane Cargo Loaders Are Exempt from Federal Arbitration Act: Key Employer Takeaways

An airline can’t require a ramp supervisor who alleged that she frequently loaded cargo onto airplanes to arbitrate her claim for overtime pay under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), the Supreme ...