N492MC. Boeing 747-47UF. c/n 29253-1169.

 

This aircraft was ordered new by Atlas Air - ?

Built by the Boeing Company Limited, Everett - 1998

Rolled out at Everett (Paine Field) - July 1998

First flown as 'N492MC' - August 02, 1998

Powered by General Electric CF6-80C2B5F engines

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N492MC - August 12, 1998

Registered to First Security Bank, Salt Lake City, Utah

Leased to Atlas Air Inc, Westchester, New York as the registered operator

It was observed at Luxembourgh with 'Time Define Air Freight' titles - March 03, 2002

It was observed at Preswick with 'Panalpina Air Cargo' titles - May 05, 2002

This aircraft was wet-leased by Qantas Airways for freight services between Australia - New Zealand - USA - Asia

It was operated in the Atlas Air livery with a small sticker on the nose that read

'Operated by Atlas Air Inc on behalf of Qantas Airways Ltd'

It was observed at Tokyo (Narita) operating services for Qantas Freight - March 03, 2015

It was observed at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) with 'Operated for Qantas Airways' titles - April 01, 2018

It was observed at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) with 'Operated for Qantas Airways' titles - April 14, 2019

Current status Atlas Air

 

 

N492MC. Atlas Air - 'Spirit of Panalpina' in the old livery at an unknown airport, date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4631-767.)

N492MC. Atlas Air - 'Spirit of Panalpina' in the basic livery at an unknown airport, June 2002.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4631-768.)