The surprising reason behind cargo airlines hoarding aging Boeing 747 freighters

It will be a long time until the final Boeing 747 is retired from freighter service.
Cargo Facts

Kuehne+Nagel adds to trans-Atlantic capacity with Atlas Air-operated 747-8F

Kuehne+Nagel has launched an own-controlled 747-8 freighter service from Chicago to Frankfurt and Atlanta, expanding widebody ...
Flying

UPS Receives Delivery of Its Last New Boeing 747

UPS has taken delivery of its final Boeing 747-8F, marking the near end of production for the iconic jetliner, with only four remaining freighters to be delivered to Atlas Air Worldwide. The 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 ...
Flightglobal

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 ...
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 ...

Back From The Boneyard: How Retired Boeing 747s Became One Of America's Most Sought-After Freighters

The iconic passenger aircraft has been given a second lease of life.
Flightglobal

PICTURES & VIDEO: Boeing's 747-8F lifts off on maiden flight

After a roughly 2.5h weather delay, Boeing's first 747-8F, the largest western-built commercial freighter, has lifted off on its maiden sortie. The aircraft - designated RC501 - lifted off from runway ...