N570UP

This article concerns airframe N570UP, a freighter-built Boeing 747 registered in the United States and completed in 2007 with manufacturer serial number 35667. The type on the airframe is Boeing 747-44AF (747-400F SCD) and the aircraft is owned by UNITED PARCEL SERVICE CO, a corporation based in Louisville, KY, US. The airframe is documented as a freighter with a two-person flight deck crew configuration and US registration; it is operated from the owner’s Louisville base. Registered to UNITED PARCEL SERVICE CO in Louisville, KY, US, this airframe has been held in commercial cargo service under its owner's control.

The airframe is set up as a main-deck freighter with pallet/ULD configuration and has no passenger seating, reflecting its dedicated cargo role. With only 2 flight crew seats recorded, the 747-44AF configuration emphasizes payload volume and handling rather than passenger accomodation. Typical mission profiles for this airframe, given its long-range capability of 7,285 nm and cruise of 490 kts, include intercontinental cargo routes and long-haul overnight freight sectors operated from UPS’s Louisville hub. Maintenance considerations for this individual aircraft follow the large freighter profile: four high-bypass CF6 engines, structural monitoring of main-deck cargo systems and the side cargo door/Single-Carrier Door (SCD) modifications specific to the 747-400F SCD variant.

The Boeing 747-44AF (747-400F SCD) occupies the upper end of the classic large freighter market, offering significant main-deck pallet capacity and long range suitable for global integrator operations. Competing types in this niche include other widebody freighters with similar long-range heavy-lift capability; demand is typically strongest from integrators and large cargo operators rather than passenger carriers. For this specific airframe, operated and based in Louisville by UNITED PARCEL SERVICE CO, resale and maintenance considerations center on airframe cyclic history, CF6-80C2 engine maintenance status, and the economics of operating older four-engine freighters in comparison with newer twin-engine heavy freighters.