N457AZ

The airframe bearing tail number N457AZ is a Boeing-built freighter completed in 1993 with manufacturer serial number 25448. Delivered as a passenger variant and later converted to a freighter, it is configured as a Boeing 767-323(ER)(BDSF) and is registered in the US. Ownership is recorded to Amazon Prime Air (operated by Air Transport International), a United States–based corporate owner-operator relationship that places the aircraft within Amazon's dedicated air cargo network. Operated by Air Transport International for Amazon Prime Air defines its current commercial use and operational control. Notable registry and valuation specifics are not published.

The airframe is fitted in a freighter cabin layout as a palletized/LD2 conversion, identified by the BDSF conversion standard for the 767, which permits mixed pallet and container operations suited to express cargo flows. Typical mission profiles for this airframe encompass medium- to long-range overnight and day-change freight runs within Amazon Prime Air’s network, utilizing the aircraft’s extended-range capability and high cruise speed for hub-to-hub logistics. As an aircraft operated by a US-based corporate operator, routine heavy maintenance and inspections follow operator and FAA requirements; specific avionics fit and maintenance records for this tail are not published. The freighter configuration emphasizes payload volume and ease of unit load device handling rather than passenger accommodations.

The Boeing 767-323(ER)(BDSF) occupies a niche as a twin-engine widebody freighter offering transcontinental and limited intercontinental capability with efficient payload economics relative to larger freighters. Competing types in express-cargo and converted freighter roles include other widebody conversions such as older 777 and 757 freighters and modern narrowbody freighter solutions; the 767’s balance of range (5,990 nm) and cruise speed (470 kts) keeps demand steady among integrators. Maintenance and resale considerations for this 1993 airframe center on airframe fatigue life, engine cycles for the GE CF6-80C2B6 powerplants, and the market for converted 767 freighters where condition, conversion standard (BDSF), and operator pedigree drive residual value.