- Atlas Air, a subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings ( NASDAQ: AAWW ) has announced that it has taken delivery of a Boeing 747-8 Freighter.
- As previously announced, this is the second of four new 747-8 Freighters ordered by Atlas Air in 2021 and these are the last 747-8 Freighters ever to be produced by Boeing.
- The 747-8F is providing 20% higher payload capacity and 16% lower fuel consumption than the very capable 747-400F.
- The 747-8 is the only factory-built freighter with nose-loading capability in production, which will serve the long-term needs of the airfreight market.
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Atlas Air takes delivery of new boeing 747-8 freighter