Passengers in the back of a Cargo plane, Kindu, Maniema, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa

C17 transport plane and ground support at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

C17 transport plane turbofan engine at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

C17 transport plane at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

An Air Greenland flight at Kangerlussuaq airport bringing freight and tourists to Greenland, Polar Regions

An Air Greenland flight at Kangerlussuaq airport bringing freight and tourists to Greenland, Polar Regions

An Air Greenland flight at Kangerlussuaq airport bringing freight and tourists to Greenland, Polar Regions

Russian airline Aeroflot transloading the cargo, Frankfurt/Hahn Airport, Lautzenhausen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

The Dreamlifter cargo plane, a Boeing 747, modified to carry aircraft parts manufactured for Boeing around the world to the company's assembly plant near Seattle, where the Boeing 787 Dreamliner is manufactured, Anchorage, Alaska, USA

Aerial view, Leipzig International Airport, cargo airport, Schkeuditz, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Antonov AN Transporter, ILA 2008, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Aeroplane Airbus Beluga taking off, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Cockpit, emergency-landed American Air Force transport aircraft Douglas R4D-6 41-50187, near Porshoefn, Sauoanes, Langanes Peninsula, Iceland, Europe

Lufthansa airplanes being loaded at night, Frankfurt International Airport, Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Airbus Beluga aeroplane, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Arrow Rescue and paint remains on aircraft fuselage, rivets, detail, emergency landed American Air Force transport aircraft Douglas R4D-6 41-50187, near Porshoefn, Sauoanes, Langanes Peninsula, Iceland, Europe

The Antonov 225, the largest fixed-wing aircraft ever built, at the airport Frankfurt-Hahn Airport, Lautzenhausen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Airbus Beluga aeroplane, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

The Antonov 225, the largest fixed-wing aircraft ever built, at the airport Frankfurt-Hahn Airport, Lautzenhausen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

The Antonov 225, the largest fixed-wing aircraft ever built, at the airport Frankfurt-Hahn Airport, Lautzenhausen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Emergency-landed American Air Force transport aircraft Douglas R4D-6 41-50187, now a shelter for sheep, near Porshoefn, Sauoanes, Langanes Peninsula, Iceland, Europe

Aeroplane Airbus Beluga taking off, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Aerial view, transporting aircraft, Guppy, airport Hamburg-Finkenwerder, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Antonov 124, plane

Aerial view, Leipzig International Airport, cargo airport, Schkeuditz, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Aerial view, Leipzig International Airport, cargo airport, Schkeuditz, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Airbus Beluga or Super Transporter Number 5 in flight

Aerial view, Leipzig International Airport, cargo airport, Schkeuditz, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Aerial view, Leipzig International Airport, cargo airport, Schkeuditz, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Aerial view, Leipzig International Airport, cargo airport, Schkeuditz, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Technicians loading/unloading cargo/freight from the supply plane at Concordia. French;in blue) and Italian;in red) technicians help unload the Basler - Douglas DC3, which delivers scientific and/or technical equipment to the Concordia station several times a month during the summer. It takes a team of 6 to 20 people just 3 minutes to unload the 2 tonnes of cargo, reload the same amount of equipment into the plane and refuel the aircraft with kerosene. As soon as these operations are completed, the plane is ready to leave again. Concordia Antarctic Research Station, Dome C plateau, East Antarctica.