N629UP

This airframe, registered as N629UP, is a Boeing-built freighter delivered in 2021 with manufacturer's serial number 65778. It is owned by United Parcel Service Co (a corporation based in Louisville, KY, US) and carries a United States registration. The airframe is a production Boeing 747-8F completed by Boeing and fitted out as a freight transporter for a major parcel carrier. Entered service in 2021 under corporate ownership and retained on the U.S. registry, the aircraft’s recent build year and modern freighter configuration are notable for contemporary cargo operations and residual value considerations.

The cabin is configured as a freighter with a main-deck pallet system incorporating a powered roller floor, and it features both a nose cargo door and a large side cargo door, optimizing unit-load device and palletized freight handling for express logistics operations. As a corporate-operated freighter, typical mission profiles include long-haul continental and transoceanic cargo routes within the aircraft’s approximately 4,120 nm range at an operational cruise of about 490 kts, operating from the owner’s primary U.S. bases. Maintenance considerations for this specific airframe reflect contemporary GEnx engine support and 747-8F structural inspection regimes; being a 2021 build implies fewer life-limited component cycles relative to older freighters. Avionics fit is consistent with modern Boeing production standards for the type and tailored to freighter operational needs.

The Boeing 747-8F occupies the upper end of the large freighter segment, offering high payload and nose-door/side-door loading flexibility that suits express parcel and heavy, outsized cargo markets. It competes with large freighters and converted freighters in demand for global cargo carriers; buyer interest tends toward operators requiring high single-airframe payload and volumetric capacity. Maintenance and resale considerations for this airframe are influenced by its recent manufacture date (2021) and four GEnx powerplants, factors that typically support favorable mid-life economics compared with older 747 variants.