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The 747-8 Freighter, or 747-8F, has 16% more payload capacity than its predecessor, allowing it to carry seven more standard air cargo containers, with a maximum payload capacity of 154 short tons (140 t) of cargo. [205] As on previous 747 freighters, the 747-8F features a flip up nose-door, a side-door on the main deck, and a side-door on the ...
As on the 747-400F, the upper deck is shorter than passenger models; the 18-foot-3 + 1 ⁄ 2-inch (5.575 m) stretch is just before and just aft of the wing. The 747-8 Freighter was designed with a 975,000 lb (442 t) maximum take-off weight with a payload capability of 308,000 lb (140 t) and a range of 4,390 nmi (8,130 km; 5,050 mi). [131]
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]
Boeing's 747-400LCF Dreamlifter has flown its first COVID-19 airlift mission, flying 1.5 million medical face masks from Hong Kong to South Carolina. The Dreamlifter is one of the largest cargo ...
In November 2011, Cathay Pacific received its second 747-8 freighter (B-LJA), which was painted in the Hong Kong Trader livery. The livery was designed to commemorate the topping out of the new Cathay Pacific Cargo Terminal. The name of the livery was taken from Cathay Pacific's very first 747 freighter, which entered the fleet in 1982.
Established in 2012, it operates chartered cargo flights using a fleet of Boeing 747-400F freighters. In 2020, Aerotranscargo added two more 747-400F aircraft, expanding its fleet to six. [2] [3] In 2021, a seventh 747-400F was purchased from Thai Airways.
In May 2003, Emirates SkyCargo took delivery of a Boeing 747-400F, taking the freighter fleet to three Boeing 747Fs. Emirates SkyCargo was operating two Boeing 747-400Fs with capacity for 120 tonnes and a Boeing 747-200F with capacity for 110 tonnes. [10] In September 2004, the airline launched freighter services to Johannesburg and Lahore.
When incorporated in 2001, all nine of Singapore Airlines’ Boeing 747 freighters were transferred to the new cargo start-up at market value and henceforth, all new freighter purchases were to be made from the new company's books. Due to the Great Recession, in the late 2000s, there was a drop in global demand for freight. [25]