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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. [127] 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 154 tons (140 tonnes) of cargo. [202] 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 ...
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]
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 ...
On Thursday, the Seattle planemaker announced that Azerbaijani cargo airline Silk Way Airlines has ordered two 747-8 freighter aircraft, valued at $704 million Boeing Books 747-8 Freighter Sales ...
Neither the 747-400BCF or the 747-400BDSF has a nose cargo door; freight can only be loaded through the side cargo door as opposed to the newly produced freight variants. [ citation needed ] The demand for converted 747-400 freighters declined in the early 2010s, due to the availability of belly cargo capacity on more efficient passenger wide ...
Atlas Air Worldwide Places Eighth Boeing 747-8 Freighter Into ACMI Service Contract for Additional Aircraft Expands Relationship with Etihad Airways PURCHASE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Atlas Air ...
In May 2003, the airline took delivery of a Boeing 747-400 freighter taking the freighter fleet to three Boeing 747s. Emirates SkyCargo was operating two Boeing 747-400s with capacity for 120 tonnes and a Boeing 747-200 with capacity for 110 tonnes. [10] In September 2004, the airline launched freighter services to Johannesburg and Lahore.