freighter

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The latest reported delays follow the group’s decision last year to put off the launch of a freighter version of the A350 due to broader supply chain disruption.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Qatar's defence ministry also said a freighter arriving in its waters from Abu Dhabi was hit by a drone.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

The walkout, which began in September and lasted for seven weeks, held up production of the 737 Max, the 777 and the 767 freighter.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2024

A runaway freighter full of gypsum rammed a steel bridge, but the cause was crew inattention, not mechanical like Baltimore.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 26, 2024

Miss Trixie was watching a freighter from Monrovia depart with a dockful of International Harvester tractors.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole