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In 1995, UPS purchased a second aircraft type from Boeing, the Boeing 767 freighter. The launch customer of both aircraft, UPS Airlines would purchase 75 757s and 32 767s, more than doubling the size of its aircraft fleet. To update the oldest aircraft in its fleet, the 727-100QF conversion was introduced (QF=Quiet Freighter).
UPS Airlines Flight 1354 (5X1354/UPS1354) was a scheduled cargo flight from Louisville, Kentucky, to Birmingham, Alabama. On August 14, 2013, the Airbus A300 flying the route crashed and burst into flames short of the runway on approach to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport .
UPS Airlines Flight 6 was a scheduled international cargo flight operated by UPS. On September 3, 2010, the Boeing 747-400F flying the route between Dubai , United Arab Emirates, and Cologne , Germany, developed an in-flight fire , which caused the aircraft to crash, killing both crew members, the only people on board.
The Boeing 767 is an American wide-body airliner developed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes.The aircraft was launched as the 7X7 program on July 14, 1978, the prototype first flew on September 26, 1981, and it was certified on July 30, 1982.
Super heavy amphibious transport aircraft Beriev Be-5000 1980s: 4921.03 tons Twin fuselage Be-2500 McDonnell Douglas MD-12: 1990: 423.21 tons Proposed double deck airliner, canceled in mid-1990s Boeing New Large Airplane: 1990s: 523.6 tons 747 replacement powered by 777 engines, canceled in the 1990s Aerocon Dash 1.6 wingship: 1990s: 4921.03 tpms
The Boeing Dreamlifter, officially the 747-400 Large Cargo Freighter (LCF), is a wide-body cargo aircraft modified extensively from the Boeing 747-400 airliner. With a volume of 65,000 cubic feet (1,840 m 3 ) [ 1 ] it can hold three times that of a 747-400F freighter. [ 2 ]
A Boeing 777F of FedEx Express, which is the largest cargo airline in the world. Unit load device LD3 containers being loaded into the belly cargo hold of a Boeing 777-300ER passenger aircraft A Boeing 747-400F of Cargolux. Cargo airlines (or air freight carriers, and derivatives of these names) are airlines mainly dedicated to the transport of ...
The main deck cargo compartment was accessible by a large rear port-side cargo door, which measured 160 by 102 inches (4.1 m × 2.6 m). The main deck cargo volume was 10,904 cubic feet (308.8 m 3). Additional freight was also carried in below-deck compartments. The MD-11C could also be configured as an all-passenger aircraft.