2 people died after a cargo plane skidded off the runway and hit a car at Hong Kong's airport

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A cargo plane lies partially in the sea after veering off the runway during landing at Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong, China, October 20, 2025
A cargo plane skidded off the runway while landing at Hong Kong International Airport on Monday, October 20.

Tyrone Siu/Reuters

A US startup wants to build a giant military cargo plane that can fit 4 F-35 stealth fighters inside

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Radia WindRunner cargo plane
A rendering of Radia's giant cargo plane that measures 356-feet long.

Radia

Take a look at the workhorse C-130 cargo plane that the US Air Force is reinventing to fight like a bomber

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The MC 130J Commando aircraft rolls onto the flight line
The MC 130J Commando aircraft rolls onto the flight line during an arrival ceremony in Middletown, Pennsylvania.

US Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Diana Snyder

US Air Force special ops forces are turning big cargo planes into bombers with a new weapon

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Loading JASSM cradles into the special operations aircraft
US Special Operations Task Group-Central and Air Forces Central Airmen loading JASSM cradles and other cargo into the special operations aircraft.

US Army Photo

A cargo plane flew 50 miles with no pilot onboard using a semi-automated system. An aviation expert says the technology could address the pilot shortage.

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A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan.
A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan.

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4 Russian Il-76 transport planes were damaged in a fiery blaze after a Ukrainian drone strike hit a Russian airfield more than 400 miles from the border

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A Russian II-76 transport plane
A Russian Il-76 MD airlifter is seen during the 2021 International Army Games at the Alabino training ground on August 23, 2021 in Moscow Region, Russia.

Photo by Wang Xiujun/China News Service via Getty Images

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