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The currently operational freighters are Russia's Progress vehicle and Cygnus and Dragon, spacecraft built by the American companies Northrop Grumman and SpaceX, respectively.
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Mike Wall, Space.com, 25 Oct. 2025
The four crew members on board the plane, a Boeing 747 freighter, were rescued and sent to the hospital.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2025
His journey involved freighters, hitchhiking and about any means of transportation available that was not an airplane or rental car.
—Corky Carroll, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, shipments hidden in commercial freighters continue to reach Europe, though payments from those transactions take months to arrive, straining regime liquidity.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
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Mike Wall, Space.com, 25 Oct. 2025
The four crew members on board the plane, a Boeing 747 freighter, were rescued and sent to the hospital.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2025
His journey involved freighters, hitchhiking and about any means of transportation available that was not an airplane or rental car.
—Corky Carroll, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, shipments hidden in commercial freighters continue to reach Europe, though payments from those transactions take months to arrive, straining regime liquidity.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Freighter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freighter. Accessed 30 Oct. 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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