freighter

Example Sentences

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The last 747 rolled off the assembly line 7 December, completing inspections, flight tests and getting a paint job before finally being handed over to Atlas, which operates the aircraft as freighters.

From BBC

The jumbo jet, a 747-8 freighter operated by cargo carrier Atlas Air, departed after 8 a.m.

From Seattle Times

The last of the airplanes produced were all 747-8 freighters for Atlas Air, which operates the largest 747 fleet in the world and leases out airplanes and crews for cargo or passenger operations.

From New York Times

When orders for the passenger model dried up — five years ago, Korean Air was the last airline to take delivery of a passenger model 747-8 — demand for this freighter capability kept the 747 line going.

From Seattle Times

These images capture the last of them, a freighter built for cargo carrier Atlas Air, during its assembly at the Everett factory.

From Seattle Times