by Spyros | May 5, 2021 | News
Nearly three months after its main cargo door flew open in flight, a DHL 757 freighter flew again yesterday! But it’s not going back to service yet. The incident happened on the 13th of February this year. A DHL Boeing 757 freighter had just taken off from 26L in...
by Spyros | Feb 28, 2021 | News
Leisure airline Condor made an agreement with DHL Express, to operate four of its Boeing 767 passenger airliners on cargo-only flights. Many airlines have done cargo flights with passenger jets. And we have explained the reasons why this makes sense. On one hand, it...
by Spyros | Feb 16, 2021 | News
A freighter door opening in flight is rare, but not unheard of. We’re going to look at an older case, and what happened to that 757 afterwards! Last Saturday we saw a DHL 757 freighter, whose main cargo door opened shortly after takeoff. The crew made an expedited...
by Spyros | Feb 14, 2021 | News
Early on Saturday morning, a DHL Boeing 757 Freighter made an emergency landing back at its origin airport, after its main cargo door opened in flight. The incident happened in Leipzig Halle Airport (EDDP), in Germany. The aircraft, a DHL Air Boeing 757-236PCF...
by Spyros | Jan 18, 2021 | News
Last week, DHL Express announced eight new orders for Boeing 777F aircraft. And later that day, their 2020 earnings showed why. Lately it certainly seems that whenever we mention new widebodies, the conversation is about freighters… DHL’s new 777F aircraft will begin...
