N608UP

This airframe, registered as N608UP, is a Boeing-built freighter of the 747-8F family completed in 2018 with manufacturer serial number 64255. The aircraft is owned by C C & E I LLC, a limited liability company based in Louisville, KY, US, and operates under the US registry. The airframe carries the Boeing factory designation Boeing 747-8F and is equipped and maintained as a main-deck palletized freighter; maintenance and condition notes are confined to registry highlights and owner records. Notable registry action: listed under US civil registration as N608UP and held by the Louisville-based LLC owner.

The aircraft is outfitted in a main-deck palletized freighter arrangement with crew and utility seating reported as 8 seats, reflecting its role as a high-capacity cargo transporter with minimal onboard passenger accommodation. Its flight deck has been modernized with Rockwell Collins avionics, retaining the 747-type flight deck architecture while incorporating contemporary systems for navigation and communications. Typical missions for this specific airframe are long-range freight operations within the aircraft’s 4,390 nm capability and at cruise speeds near 490 kts, originating from and frequently operating out of the owner’s Louisville, KY base. Maintenance considerations for this airframe reflect the freighter configuration and the GEnx-2B67 engine family, with attention to pallet deck systems and freighter-specific structural inspections.

The Boeing 747-8F airframe represented by N608UP sits in the large freighter niche, offering long-range payload capability and the high-volume main-deck palletized configuration favored by integrators and specialty cargo operators. Competing types in the heavy freighter sector include modernized variants of the 777 freighter and converted older 747 Classics, with buyer demand influenced by payload-range requirements and operating economics tied to four-engine upkeep. Resale and maintenance considerations for this airframe hinge on the GEnx engines, the modernized Rockwell Collins flight deck, and the freighter conversion/configuration embodied in the main-deck palletized layout.