N627UP

This airframe, registered as N627UP, is a Boeing-built freighter of the 747-8F production line, serial number 65780, manufactured in 2021. It is owned by UNITED PARCEL SERVICE CO (a corporation based in Louisville, KY, US) and operates under a United States registry (US). Entered service in 2021 and assigned to UPS’s Louisville operating hub, the aircraft’s recent build year and corporate ownership are notable for a modern freighter retained within a major integrator’s fleet for heavy and outsized cargo duty.

The airframe is configured as a freighter with a main-deck pallet arrangement compatible with standard 96×125in pallets and includes nose and side loading capability to accommodate outsized freight. Avionics fit reflects a typical 747-8 installation with Rockwell Collins systems. Operated by UPS from its Louisville base, the aircraft’s mission profile centers on long-haul, high-volume cargo rotations and express integrator services where palletized and outsized loads are moved between major hubs. With only 8 flight and cabin seats, the configuration is dedicated to cargo carriage rather than passenger transport, and maintenance planning emphasizes airframe-specific inspections and the four high-bypass GEnx-2B67/P engine maintenance cycles typical for modern 747-8 freighters.

As a member of the Boeing 747-8F family, this airframe occupies the large-volume, long-range cargo niche aimed at operators requiring outsized payload capability and main-deck pallet throughput. It competes in the heavy freighter market with other large freighters such as the Boeing 747-400F legacy fleet and twin-engine options like the Boeing 777F in payload-per-flight economics. Buyer and operator demand for late-build 747-8Fs tends to favor integrators and cargo operators that can fully utilize nose and side loading for outsized items; resale and maintenance considerations for this airframe are influenced by its recent 2021 manufacture date, the GEnx-2B engines, and a conventional 747-8 avionics fit.