The latest 747 to come from Boeing, the 747-8i, gave cargo airlines increased cargo capacity. A Boeing 747-8i at the Paris Air Show. Pascal Rossignol/Reuters ...

Cargolux, one of the largest all-747 cargo airlines, estimates that its 747-400F aircraft can fly 249,000 pounds of cargo, A Cargolux Boeing 747-400F aircraft. Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters ...

There's increased demand for used 747-400s, both retired passenger jets that can be converted into cargo carriers and old freighters stored in desert boneyards as fuel costs rose while air cargo ...

A drop in the global air-cargo business is hastening the decline of the 747 jumbo jet just as Boeing Co. is preparing to launch a new plane that could ultimately replace it. With its distinctive ...

The Boeing 747, known as the "Queen of the Skies," revolutionized air travel since its first flight in 1969. It's now mostly a cargo plane, and the last 747 just rolled off Boeing's production lines.

From small turboprops to cavernous 747 freighters, cargo planes are how you get the goods you want and need. Here’s how they look and work.

How do airlines make money from cargo? Many passenger aircraft are equipped with vast holds, which often carry passengers' luggage. However, this space can also be used for the carriage of cargo.

U.S. passenger airlines stopped flying the 747 in 2017. The plane has been used as a freight aircraft for Atlas Air. MORE: End of an era as final Boeing 747 rolls off assembly line ...

Cargo Airlines And Lessors See Imminent Freighter Shortage. Share. ... Atlas operates 59 Boeing 747s alone and recently took delivery of the last 747 ever built, a 747-8F.

China Airlines has more than 80 aircraft in its fleet, including nine Boeing 777-200 freighters and eight 747-400 freighters, but has said it will gradually phase out the older quad-engine jumbo jets.

In addition to passenger 747s, Boeing also produced a huge number of cargo 747s, many of which are still flying for various shipping companies. So, you might be able to spot a 747 over in the ...