N455UP

This airframe, registered as N455UP, is a Boeing 757-24APF built by The Boeing Company in 1995 with manufacturer serial number 25476. The airframe is owned by United Parcel Service Co, a corporation based in Louisville, KY, US, which has operated the freighter in cargo service from its Louisville base. Registry actions and any notable changes in civil registration are Not published. Valuation and detailed condition reports for this specific airframe are Not published.

The aircraft is fitted as a freighter with a main-deck palletized cargo system and has no passenger cabin, reflecting its conversion and dedicated role for cargo operations. Typical mission profiles for this airframe include medium- to long-range domestic and transcontinental freight routes consistent with the listed range of 2,895 nm and cruise speed of 458 kts, enabling efficient overnight and next-day package delivery services. Avionics fit and specific modifications for this individual airframe are Not published, though as a purpose-operated freighter it would be maintained to operator standards for cargo handling, ground loading interfaces, and regulatory inspections relevant to multi-engine fixed-wing freighters. Maintenance considerations specific to this aircraft include high-utilization structural and systems inspections common to 757 freighters, and lifecycle management of its pair of Rolls-Royce RB211-535E4 turbofans producing 42,540 lbf each.

The Boeing 757-24APF sits in the narrow-body freighter niche, offering a balance of payload, range, and runway performance suited to integrator networks and express cargo operators. Competing types for similar missions include other converted narrow-body freighters and smaller widebodies on higher-capacity routes. Buyer and charter demand for 757 freighters is driven by their payload-to-range efficiency and commonality with passenger 757 logistics, while maintenance and resale considerations reflect airframe age (this unit is a 1995 build) and the economics of continued operation versus replacement.