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Boeing 767-300F

Medium widebody used by the integrators. Payload, hold, door and the job it usually flies are below.

Boeing 767-300F cargo aircraft
Structural payload
57,000 kg
Hold volume
450 m³
Hold length × width × height
38.90 × 4.50 × 2.50 m
Main cargo door
3.40 × 2.50 m

How the Boeing 767-300F is used

A medium widebody freighter at about half the payload of a 777F. It is built new and also converted from passenger aircraft in large numbers.

It is the core of the integrators' widebody fleets and of medium-haul cargo: enough space to gather a network's freight, small enough to fill on routes where a 777F would leave positions empty.

Cargo it usually takes

  • Express and online retail
  • General freight on pallets
  • Perishable goods
  • Automotive parts

How this family is arranged

  • The main deck is cleared of cabin fittings and floored for pallets and containers. A cargo door in the forward or aft fuselage takes a full-height pallet.
  • Powered rollers and a ball mat let one handler push a loaded pallet into place instead of lifting it.
  • Floor locks catch the pallet base and hold the load in flight, so separate lashing is not required for a standard unit.
  • A rigid barrier sits behind the flight deck. Smoke detection and suppression cover the cargo deck.
  • Lower holds stay under the main deck and take the same LD containers a passenger aircraft carries.

Why operators pick it

  • Payload and volume are the highest in air freight, which is what makes a long-haul cargo flight pay.
  • Standard ULDs are built away from the aircraft and lifted aboard in minutes.
  • Main-deck height takes tall pieces that a belly hold cannot accept.
  • Range with a full load covers an intercontinental sector without a fuel stop.

Settle these points before you book

  • It needs a main-deck loader and a stand that can take a widebody, so fewer airports can handle it.
  • A full structural payload usually shortens the sector. Payload and range move against each other.
  • Capacity sits at a few hubs, so the routing may add a road leg at either end.
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