N344KD

This airframe, registered as N344KD, is a Boeing 747-446 (BCF) built in 1992 with manufacturer serial number 26344. The airframe is held by ATARES FUNDING LLC, a corporation (LLC) based in Miami Beach, FL, US, which appears in the chain of title for the US-registered aircraft. The airframe retains its US registration and reflects conversion to a Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) configuration; notable registry actions are limited to its maintained US registration as N344KD. Condition highlights are limited to the conversion and avionics fit consistent with the -400 family glass cockpit; specific valuation figures are not published in the supplied data.

The aircraft is configured as a Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) with the main-deck laid out for palletized cargo and no passenger cabin, so despite a certified seating number of 490, the interior is dedicated to freight operations. The cockpit retains the -400 family glass avionics fit with a Honeywell-style flight management computer and a Rockwell-Collins central maintenance computer, supporting modern navigation and line-replaceable-unit diagnostics. Typical mission profiles for this airframe would center on long-range cargo routes up to 7,100 nm at cruise speeds around 490 kts, operating from a US base consistent with its Miami Beach ownership locus. Maintenance considerations focus on freighter-specific structural modifications, cargo-handling systems, and continued support for the CF6-80 powerplants and -400 avionics suite.

The Boeing 747-400 family occupies a high-capacity, long-range segment for heavy airlift where the CF6-80 series provides robust thrust and economy for transcontinental and intercontinental freighter missions. Competing models in the large freighter market include other 747 variants and widebody freighters derived from twinjets, though the quad-jet 747-400/446 remains valued for payload and deck volume. Buyer and charter demand tends to favor well-maintained, converted freighters for scheduled and ad hoc cargo operations; key resale and maintenance considerations for this airframe include the lifecycle of the CF6-80 engines, structural fatigue on converted decks, and avionics commonality with the -400 family.