| ▲ | nottorp 2 days ago | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
But ... it's a plane configured for passengers. There is some cargo space i guess, but maybe it's not worth the trouble as it wouldn't make any significant amount of money? Does that airline even do any cargo operations, and thus have the know how to get cargo customers? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | alsetmusic 2 days ago | parent | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
I thought part of how the USA postal service works is by flying mail on commercial planes. I think it was part of making passenger flights profitable and accessible to the public at some point? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | izacus 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
The airliners regularly make more revenue carrying cargo than with passengers on board. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | bombcar a day ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Think of all the deliveries in your town. Some are almost coincidental with your trips! But the hassle of figuring out how to do one or more of them is not worth the effort. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | corvad 2 days ago | parent | prev [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
If the whole point of these flights is training new pilots, would you even want to worry about cargo, especially if it's for a customer? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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