The Coolest Cargo Planes in the World

Airbus a300 – 600f

You don’t need to come up with a fancy name when your airplane is capable of handling all major regional shipping routes at a fraction of the cost of your competitors. A max payload of 54.6 tonnes doesn’t hurt Airbus’s cause either.

Roughly 300 Airbus a300-600f series cargo planes have been sold to date. These babies are all business. Their unrivaled efficiency and incredible range fuel international shipper FedEx and, in turn, the modern world. They are far from flashy, but it’s safe to say that without them, all of our lives would look significantly different.

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