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A Boeing 747-8 Freighter of UPS Airlines, its largest operator. The 747-400 and earlier versions had proven to be a very popular freighter, carrying around half of the world's air freight. [129] To maintain this position, Boeing designed a freight variant of the 747-8, named the 747-8 Freighter or 747-8F.
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 ...
By 2015, dedicated freighters represent 43% of the 700 billion ATK (available tonne-kilometer) capacity, while 57% is carried in airliner's cargo holds. Also in 2015, Boeing forecast belly freight to rise to 63% while specialised cargoes would represent 37% of a 1,200 billion ATKs in 2035. [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 ...
Atlas Air Worldwide (NASDAQ: AAWW) said Thursday it is purchasing eight Boeing 747-400 freighters as their leases expire between this summer and the end of 2022 to ensure capacity as strong air ...
Challenge Air Cargo. Founded in 2018, Challenge Air Cargo, is the commercial entity that manages the sale of Cargo capacity of the Group's three airlines, as well as third party customers. From the Group's Head Office in Malta and with its own offices in the Netherlands, Germany, and Hong Kong, coupled with a network of GSA offices, Challenge ...
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.
Don't look now, but Boeing's order book just got a little bit bigger. On Thursday, the Seattle planemaker announced that Azerbaijani cargo airline Silk Way Airlines has ordered two 747-8 freighter ...