N624UP

This airframe, registered as N624UP, is a Boeing 747-8F built in 2020 and bearing manufacturer serial number 63784. It is owned by UNITED PARCEL SERVICE CO, a corporation based in LOUISVILLE, KY, US, and is registered in the US for operation in the carrier's global cargo network. The airframe's documentation reflects standard corporate registry and assignment to UPS's Louisville operating base; valuation records list the example at $280,000,000, reflecting a late-production 747-8 freighter in commercial freighter configuration.

The aircraft is configured as a main-deck freighter with a powered roller-floor cargo system and dedicated lower-hold cargo compartments, with an internal cabin arrangement limited to 8 seats for flight and crew. Operated by United Parcel Service from its Louisville base, the airframe is optimized for long-range heavyweight cargo missions within the airline’s scheduled and ad hoc freight routings, exploiting the 747-8F’s payload-range capability to serve intercontinental lanes. Typical avionics and mission equipment follow freighter standards for the model, while maintenance planning centers on the high-thrust GEnx-2B67/P turbofans and systems associated with powered cargo handling; UPS maintenance practices and line-base scheduling in Louisville address those high-utilization freighter maintenance cycles.

The Boeing 747-8F occupies a niche as a ultra-large, long-range, high-payload freighter within Boeing’s product line, offering a balance of volume and intercontinental range exemplified by this airframe’s 4,390 nm capability and 490 kts cruise. In the market, the 747-8F competes with other large freighters for express and integrator operations where volumetric capacity and main-deck loading are critical. Buyer demand for late-production 747-8Fs has been influenced by cargo carrier fleet strategies and secondary-market values; maintenance and resale considerations for this airframe center on airframe hours, freighter-specific systems (roller-floor and lower-hold fittings), and the economic implications of sustaining four high-thrust engines.