N457UP

This airframe, registered as N457UP, is a Boeing 757-24APF built by Boeing in 1996 with manufacturer serial number 25478. The aircraft is owned by United Parcel Service Co (a corporation) based in Louisville, KY, US, and is operated in a cargo role from that operator’s primary hub. The airframe carries a US registration and has been maintained and cycled in line with intensive freighter operations characteristic of parcel-carrier service. Ownership has remained with the corporate operator based in Louisville, KY.

The aircraft is a main-deck freighter conversion with a flight deck configured for a two-crew complement, reflecting its dedicated cargo role. Avionics fit and specific onboard systems are Not published for this airframe, but its operational profile is defined by medium-range, high-utilization parcel and freight missions originating from the operator’s Louisville base. Typical missions leverage the type’s transcontinental and regional range capability up to 3,150 nm at cruise speeds near 458 kts, enabling both overnight hub-and-spoke rotations and longer single-leg cargo flows. Maintenance considerations for this airframe center on its twin Rolls-Royce RB211-535E4 powerplants and main-deck freighter conversion equipment, which are subject to scheduled heavy-use inspection cycles in line with express cargo operations.

As a Boeing 757-24APF, this airframe occupies a medium-range, narrow-body freighter niche characterized by a relatively high cruise speed and service ceiling of 42,000 ft, paired with substantial per-engine thrust of 43,500 lbf. These attributes support demanding cargo schedules and mixed-range missions for a large parcel carrier. Market considerations for this configuration emphasize lifecycle maintenance of RB211 engines and structural freighter conversions, factors that influence operational availability and long-term resale value for similar converted freighter airframes.