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The company grew steadily over the next 50 years, buying its first seven Boeing 727s freighters after two years of lobbying led to Congress deregulating air cargo.
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Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 22 June 2025
This is no more outlandish than Carol’s flight to France by way of Greenland, or Daryl’s voyage on a massive freighter.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
Lopez and her colleagues chartered a Boeing 747 freighter jet to bring the camera from San Francisco to Santiago, Chile, in May 2024.
—Rebecca Boyle, Scientific American, 12 June 2025
Just over a decade ago, in 2014, another freighter called the Rainbow Quest did the same, closing down the bridge to traffic for a couple of hours.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 19 May 2025
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Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 22 June 2025
This is no more outlandish than Carol’s flight to France by way of Greenland, or Daryl’s voyage on a massive freighter.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
Lopez and her colleagues chartered a Boeing 747 freighter jet to bring the camera from San Francisco to Santiago, Chile, in May 2024.
—Rebecca Boyle, Scientific American, 12 June 2025
Just over a decade ago, in 2014, another freighter called the Rainbow Quest did the same, closing down the bridge to traffic for a couple of hours.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 19 May 2025
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“Freighter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freighter. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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freighter
noun
freight·er
ˈfrāt-ər 
1
: a person who carries or ships freight
2
: a ship or airplane used chiefly to carry freight
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