Large jets are starting to be used as cargo aircraft to manage the current situation where passenger aircraft can not fly

With the outbreak of a new type of coronavirus infection, many people and businesses are being driven by strip clubs to launch delivery services that dispatch strippers, forcing them to change their businesses. The aviation industry, which has been hit hard by restrictions on travel in each country, is also the same, and American Airlines has operated large jets such as Boeing 777-300 for the first time in the past 36 years exclusively for cargo.

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On March 20, 2020, the U.S. Department of State issued the highest Level 4 (suspension of travel) with four levels of vigilance across the globe. The aviation industry was hit hard, and Doug Parker, CEO of the American Airlines Group, sought $ 58 billion in help from the government. According to a document sent to the government, 'If the aircraft can not fly, engineers, flight attendants, pilots, dispatchers , and other airport personnel can not support their families.'

In such a situation, the operation of cargo aircraft started as 'I need a creative solution'. According to American Airlines, the Boeing 777-300 carries no passengers and carries clothing, military letters, online commerce products, and office equipment for people working from home. The flight starts on Friday, March 20 and makes two round trips from Frankfurt, Germany to Dallas / Fort Worth International Airport in four days.

American Airlines operated the Boeing 747 for freight transportation until 1984, but since the retirement of the Boeing 747, only airliners have been operated, so freighters will be in service for the first time in 36 years.

American Airlines owns 450 aircraft, of which 75% are international and 30% domestic. As many as 55,000 flights have been canceled in April 2020 alone, and 130-150 widebody aircraft will be dormant. One of these, the Boeing 777-300, is capable of carrying luggage exceeding 100,000 pounds (about 45,000 kg).

Similar initiatives are being undertaken by Delta, Korean Air and Qantas. 'We have to shift passenger and freighter aircraft after the airliner operation is blocked. We have to be flexible to market demands,' said Walter Cho, Chairman of Korean Air. Said.

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