N859GT

This airframe, registered as N859GT, is a production Boeing 747-8F built in 2015 with manufacturer serial number 62441. The aircraft is owned by ATLAS AIR INC, a corporation based in Purchase, NY, US, and carries a United States registration. The airframe’s recorded configuration and equipment reflect a main-deck palletized freighter build; its administrative history includes standard commercial registration actions under the U.S. registry and continued operation by the corporate lessor/operator. Condition and valuation particulars are not published in the supplied data, though its build year and model place it among late-production 747-8 freighters in commercial service.

The cabin of this specific freighter is configured as a main-deck palletized freighter with a powered roller cargo floor and both nose and side cargo doors, enabling rapid pallet and container handling for heavy and outsized freight. Typical mission profiles for this registration emphasize long-haul, high-capacity cargo routes within the aircraft’s 4,120 nm range and cruise at approximately 490 kts, flown from the operator’s base in Purchase, NY, US for Atlas Air operations. Avionics and engine-fit are consistent with the factory freighter specification for the type, employing four GEnx-2B67 turbofans which inform maintenance planning and heavy-check intervals. Maintenance considerations focus on large freighter structural inspections and the powered cargo-handling systems unique to this main-deck palletized arrangement.

The Boeing 747-8F to which N859GT belongs occupies a high-capacity, long-range niche in the cargo market, offering significant payload volume and intercontinental capability compared with smaller widebodies. It competes in role and mission with heavy freighters from other manufacturers and high-capacity converted freighters, attracting charter and scheduled cargo demand where volume and nose-loading capability are required. From a resale and maintenance perspective, engines such as the GEnx-2B67 and the specialized main-deck cargo systems are key considerations for operators and lessors assessing lifecycle costs and marketability.