Archive for Air Cargo

The Shorts 360 handles the smallest end of Mexico air freight, moving palletized loads on short regional sectors where volume fills the aircraft before weight does. A boxy, unpressurized turboprop freighter built for exactly that mission. Short Brothers built the 360 as a stretched regional turboprop with a square-section fuselage, and the freighter versions exploitRead the Rest “Shorts 360”

The Saab 340 freighter serves Mexico’s regional cargo market where speed and pressurization matter more than volume, running time-sensitive loads on domestic sectors where a jet freighter would be oversized and a slower turboprop misses the schedule. Saab built the 340 as a pressurized regional airliner and freighter conversions are common in commercial cargo service.Read the Rest “Saab 340”

The McDonnell Douglas MD-11F is a three-engine widebody freighter still working Mexico’s long-haul cargo routes, offering capacity approaching a 747 at a lower rate on the intercontinental missions where Mexico’s industrial exporters need maximum payload. McDonnell Douglas built the MD-11 as a three-engine long-haul widebody, and the freighter version has outlasted the passenger variant byRead the Rest “McDonnell Douglas MD-11F”

The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is the defining outsize turboprop freighter for Mexico missions that require remote field access, unpaved runway capability, or a large rear-ramp cargo door: capabilities no other commercial freighter in this category provides. Lockheed built the C-130 as a military tactical transport and civilian commercial operators have kept variants in service forRead the Rest “Lockheed C-130 Hercules”

The Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia freighter covers short Mexico cargo sectors where speed matters more than volume, running time-sensitive loads between regional airports at turboprop efficiency and nearly jet pace. Embraer built the EMB-120 Brasilia as a 30-seat pressurized regional airliner and freighter conversions are common. Two Pratt and Whitney PW118 turboprops, a cruise around 300Read the Rest “Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia”

The Boeing 777 Freighter is the most capable twin-engine intercontinental freighter operating through Mexico, and the aircraft that carries a full heavy load between Mexico’s industrial cities and markets in Asia, Europe, or the US East Coast without an intermediate stop. Boeing designed the 777F as a factory freighter with a large main-deck cargo door,Read the Rest “Boeing 777 Freighter”

The Boeing 767 Freighter is the entry point into widebody air cargo for Mexico’s largest commercial freight requirements, adding containerized lower-deck capacity and intercontinental range to Mexico’s main cargo corridors. Boeing built the 767 as a twin-aisle widebody and both factory freighters and passenger conversions are in wide service. A large main-deck cargo door, lower-deckRead the Rest “Boeing 767 Freighter”

The Boeing 757 Freighter occupies a useful middle position in Mexico’s cargo market: more payload and range than the narrow-body freighters, less cost than a widebody, and enough thrust to handle the density-altitude departure environment at Toluca. Boeing built the 757 with an unusually high thrust-to-weight ratio, and freighter conversions retain it. Two Rolls-Royce orRead the Rest “Boeing 757 Freighter”

The Boeing 747-8F is the newest and most efficient freighter in the 747 family, and for Mexico’s heaviest intercontinental freight requirements it carries more payload further than the 400F on less fuel. Boeing lengthened and re-engined the 747-8F over the 400F, fitting four GEnx-2B67 high-bypass turbofans and stretching the main deck. Cruise speeds around 490Read the Rest “Boeing 747-8F”

The Boeing 747-400F is the largest widebody freighter with a practical role in Mexico aviation, and the only aircraft capable of moving a full heavy intercontinental load between Mexico and Europe or Asia without an intermediate stop. Boeing built the 747-400F as a factory freighter with a nose-loading door, main deck, and lower deck containerRead the Rest “Boeing 747-400F”