{"id":158349,"date":"2023-11-24T17:04:32","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T08:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=158349&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2023-11-24T17:04:32","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T08:04:32","slug":"yamatos-28-ton-cargo-plane-set-for-2024-launch-at-kitakyushu-airport","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/yamatos-28-ton-cargo-plane-set-for-2024-launch-at-kitakyushu-airport\/","title":{"rendered":"Yamato&#8217;s 28-Ton Cargo Plane Set for 2024 Launch at Kitakyushu Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Yamato Group is set to launch a cargo-only plane in the spring of 2024, which recently arrived at Kitakyushu Airport. This plane can carry up to 28 tons, equivalent to 5-6 large trucks. This initiative is part of the Yamato Group&#8217;s efforts to address the 2024 labor regulations on truck drivers&#8217; working hours. Kitakyushu Airport, situated offshore, operates 24 hours and has been selected as the sole destination in Kyushu. The routes will connect Narita and Naha, boosting Kitakyushu City&#8217;s focus on becoming a logistics hub. <\/span><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.city.kitakyushu.lg.jp\/files\/001057851.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kitakyushu City<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/kbc.co.jp\/news\/article.php?id=11260244&amp;ymd=2023-11-23\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KBC<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/fnn_yamato-jets_2022_cl.jpg?resize=1312%2C734&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Yamato&#039;s 28-Ton Cargo Plane Set for 2024 Launch at Kitakyushu Airport \" width=\"1312\" height=\"734\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-144348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/fnn_yamato-jets_2022_cl.jpg?w=1312&amp;ssl=1 1312w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/fnn_yamato-jets_2022_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/fnn_yamato-jets_2022_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C573&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/fnn_yamato-jets_2022_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C430&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yamato-hd.co.jp\/news\/2022\/newsrelease_20221122_1.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">press release<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. 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This plane can carry up to 28 tons, equivalent to 5-6 large trucks&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":158369,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-158349","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kitakyushu","news-category-business","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/158349","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=158349"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/158369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=158349"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=158349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}