A new B747-200 operator!

Over the last years, it's not often that we have been able to write about the delivery of a classic Boeing B747-200 Jumbojet. So, we're happy to share with you that on 23 October MyFreighter from Uzbekistan took delivery of its first aircraft, B747-200F N287DE (23139). It is planned to be registered as UK47088 soon and then start its commercial operations.

The aircraft arrived from Jakarta-Soekarno Hatta where it had received maintenance after having been stored there since 2013. It's last operator was Jet Star from Moldova, which operated it as ER-BBS between August 2012 and 2013. Originally, this airframe was delivered new to Nippon Cargo Airlines as JA8168 in February 1985 which flew with it until April 2006. Then it joined the fleet of AirBridgeCargo as VP-BID until November 2009 when it moved to Ark Airways as EK74739 and flown until August 2012.

MyFreighter was founded in 2019 and has, until now, utilised cargo-capacity of Uzbekistan Airways. It has ambitious plans to transform Uzbekistan into a cargo hub, connecting Europe with Asia. It plans to add five more B747s soon and wants to have a fleet of 20 aircraft by 2027.

With the leased B767-300F from Uzbekistan Airways, MyFreighter has been flying regularly to Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Ostrava, Seoul and Shanghai and now plans to fly to these destinations with its new Jumbojet.

Photo by MyFreighter.