N283CM

This airframe, registered as N283CM, is a Boeing-built freighter completed in 2010 with manufacturer serial number 40566. It is a Boeing 767-381ER (BDSF) configured as a full freighter and is owned by CARGO AIRCRAFT MANAGEMENT INC, a corporation based in WILMINGTON, OH, US. The aircraft carries a US registration and has been operated as a palletised main-deck cargo transporter following its Boeing Converted Freighter (BDSF) modification. Registered in the United States and managed from its owner’s Wilmington, Ohio address, the airframe is positioned for domestic and international medium- to long-range cargo duties.

The cabin of this specific Boeing 767-381ER (BDSF) is a full freighter layout with a main deck arranged for palletised cargo, reflecting a BDSF conversion optimized for unit load devices and standard cargo pallets. Typical mission profiles are medium- to long-range freight sectors up to the type’s listed range, flying at cruise speeds near 460 kts and operating into major cargo hubs as well as secondary airports that can accept widebody freighters. With twin GE CF6-80C2B6F engines, maintenance considerations focus on heavy-airframe inspections commensurate with widebody freighter operations and CF6-series engine care cycles; the airframe’s 2010 build year places it in a generation with modern structural standards but still within the active maintenance and overhaul market for converted freighters. Operator activities are managed from the owner’s Wilmington, Ohio location, coordinating line maintenance and scheduled heavy checks typical for converted widebody freighters.

The Boeing 767-300ER derivative in a BDSF freighter role occupies a niche for medium-long haul payload with lower acquisition and operating costs compared with new-build widebodies. Competing models include used Airbus A300/A310 freighters and younger A330 conversions for higher capacity missions. Demand among cargo operators and ACMI lessors favors 767 BDSF types for their versatility, runway performance, and proven CF6 engine support network, while resale and maintenance considerations emphasize airframe cycles, cargo-door and floor modifications from the conversion, and the remaining life on CF6 overhauls.