N157UP

This airframe, registered as N157UP, is an Airbus freighter built in 2004 with serial number 846. It is a factory-built Airbus A300F4-622R (A300-600F) freighter configured as a main-deck express cargo aeroplane and is owned by UNITED PARCEL SERVICE CO, a corporate owner based in Louisville, KY, US. The aircraft is registered in the US and operates as a dedicated cargo airframe with a two-person flight crew; no passenger cabin is fitted. Ownership is held by the named corporate operator rather than a leasing company or airline subsidiary, reflecting its role in a single-operator cargo fleet.

The aircraft is configured as a main-deck freighter (express freighter) and has no passenger cabin, carrying cargo on the main deck and requiring a standard two-crew flight deck complement. Typical mission profiles suit medium- to long-range cargo routes within and between continents up to the aircraft’s published range, flown from its operator home base in Louisville, KY, US. The freighter layout focuses on pallet and bulk cargo handling rather than passenger amenities; maintenance considerations emphasize freighter-specific systems such as main-deck loading gear, strengthened floor structures, and cargo-handling avionics suited to express logistics operations.

The Airbus A300F4-622R (A300-600F) occupies a niche as a wide-body, medium-range freighter with payload and range characteristics that serve express and integrator operations. Powered by high-thrust Pratt & Whitney engines, it competes in the secondary freighter market with converted and factory-built types offering similar capacity. Buyer and operator demand in this segment typically values robust freighter modifications, availability of spares for the PW4000 family, and fleet commonality; resale and maintenance considerations for this airframe therefore focus on airframe age since 2004, component support, and the logistics operator’s in-house maintenance capabilities.