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The carrier also has five air freighters in the fleet.
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Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
In the six years since then, Boeing has only received orders for 28 planes, and that was mostly for freighters or from Chinese leasing companies, which could be buying them on behalf of airlines outside China.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025
The newest freighter on the Great Lakes, the MV Mark W. Barker, was launched in 2022.
—Cassidey Kavathas, Freep.com, 31 July 2025
But five days later, a passing Russian freighter rescued Cavanagh and a crewmate, Deborah Scaling.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 13 July 2025
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Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
In the six years since then, Boeing has only received orders for 28 planes, and that was mostly for freighters or from Chinese leasing companies, which could be buying them on behalf of airlines outside China.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025
The newest freighter on the Great Lakes, the MV Mark W. Barker, was launched in 2022.
—Cassidey Kavathas, Freep.com, 31 July 2025
But five days later, a passing Russian freighter rescued Cavanagh and a crewmate, Deborah Scaling.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 13 July 2025
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“Freighter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freighter. Accessed 21 Aug. 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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