How the B747F remains the workhorse for air cargo

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By Alex Lennane

05/02/2021

The demise of the 747 freighter remains some way off, as this interesting data shows. 747 freighter flights increased by 50% last year – and this analysis from data.spire also reveals the top 10 airlines with the aircraft type – Atlas Air tops the list, followed by UPS and Cargolux. Can you guess the rest? Clue: three US carriers are listed, plus two European and five Asian.

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