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Why the Boeing 747-8F Has Such A Shorter Upper Deck Compared To The 747-8I

The Boeing 747-8 is the final and largest variant of the 747 family. It was developed in two versions: the 747-8 Intercontinental (747-8I) for passenger operations and the 747-8F for cargo. The ...

The Striking Differences Between Cargo & Passenger Boeing 747s

Based in Palma, Spain Few aircraft in aviation history have been as versatile, or as iconic, as the Boeing 747. Originally conceived with cargo in mind, the so-called Queen of the Skies evolved into ...
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The Aircraft Replacing The Boeing 747 Freighter

The Boeing 747 has long been a symbol not only of long-haul, comfortable passenger trips but also a crucial part of global air freight. The majestic "Queen of the Skies" redefined cargo transport with ...
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UPS Receives Delivery of Its Last New Boeing 747

UPS took delivery of its final Boeing 747-8F, its 28th of the variant, bringing its total 747 fleet to 41 aircraft. This delivery signifies Boeing nearing the end of production for the iconic 747 ...
Forbes

UPS, Freight Companies Love Newest Version Of Boeing’s Oldest Plane, The 747 8F

The 747 is quickly flying away from passenger service. But is the era of the four-engine jumbo jet really dead? Not if you like to get everything from high-value fish to higher-valued COVID-19 vaccine ...
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Atlas takes another 747-8F, bringing Boeing’s 747 backlog to just three

Boeing has delivered to Atlas Air another 747-8 Freighter, leaving the airframer with just three undelivered 747-8Fs and bringing the jumbo jet’s 50-year-plus production run one step nearer to the end ...
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Boeing Closing in on Final Assembly of Last New 747

The final Boeing 747—a 747-8F—is being assembled in Everett. [Courtesy: Atlas Air Worldwide] More than half a century after the model first flew—changing aviation forever—final assembly of the last ...
Aviation Week

Saudia Cargo adds two 747-8F to grow fleet to 15

Saudi Airlines Cargo has acquired two Boeing 747-8F Freighters. This brings the total number of planes operated by the carrier to 15. “We are extremely excited to be taking delivery of our first two ...
Business Wire

Voyager Announces the Lease Conversion of a Second 747-8F

STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Voyager Aviation Holdings, LLC (“Voyager” or “the Company”) announced today that it has entered into an agreement with AirBridgeCargo Airlines (“AirBridgeCargo”) and ...
Aviation Week

Atlas Air Confirms 747-8F Delivery Schedule

Atlas Air Worldwide, the parent company of Atlas Air and Titan Aviation Leasing and the majority shareholder of Polar Air Cargo Worldwide has revealed that it will receive three Boeing 747-8F ...
Flightglobal

HK waypoint error saw Atlas 747-8F stray toward mountain

The omission of a waypoint in the flight management system saw an Atlas Air Boeing 747-8F turn right shortly after taking off from Hong Kong International Airport, heading toward high ground on Lantau ...