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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 ...
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]
Flying Tigers Boeing 747-132SF freighter at Chicago O'Hare Airport in 1979 Tiger's Ad Hoc Charter livestock flights provided airlift for exotic animals. Two examples were thoroughbred racehorses and show animals from Stansted , England to the Melbourne Cup , as well as breeding stock cattle (milk supply) to nations such as Japan and Thailand.
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 ...
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 Takes Delivery of Sixth Boeing 747-8 Freighter PURCHASE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: AAWW ) , a leading global provider of outsourced ...
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.
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 ...