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The Fleet

Two airframes.
Nineteen heavies.

Every Western Global tail is a heavy widebody freighter, powered by the same CF6-80C2 powerplant. Common type, common parts, common training — that's how we stay ready when the call comes in.

Active fleet
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B747-400F + MD-11F
01 / Heavy widebody · In service
B747-400F

Nose-loading queen. Four GE CF6-80C2 turbofans. The 747-400F is the long-range backbone of our heavy lift — the airframe carriers reach for when the cargo doesn't fit anything else.

Payload vs. industry heavy comp
WGA B747-400F124 t
WGA MD-11F91 t
B777F (ref.)102 t
A330-200F (ref.)70 t
Compare with MD-11F ↓ Charter the 747
Max payload
124 tonnes
Range (max payload)
4,500 nm
Main deck
30 pallet positions
Lower deck
32 LD pallets / containers
Cargo door
Nose + side
Engines
4 × GE CF6-80C2
Continue 02 — MD-11F
Max payload
91 tonnes
Range (max payload)
4,000 nm
Main deck
26 pallet positions
Lower deck
32 LD-3 / 6 LD-7
Cargo door
Side, main + lower
Engines
3 × GE CF6-80C2
02 / Long-range trijet · In service
MD-11F

The under-served-airport workhorse. Three engines, side-loading main and lower deck, perfect for legs where pallet count matters more than absolute tonnage. Common CF6-80C2 with the 747 — same parts shelf.

Range envelope (typical heavy load)
WGA B747-400F4,500 nm
WGA MD-11F4,000 nm
B777F (ref.)4,900 nm
A330-200F (ref.)4,000 nm
All 19 tails ↓ Charter MD-11
Continue 03 — Tail roster
Side by side

When to call which.

Both airframes share the CF6 powerplant, in-house heavy maintenance and our 400+ pilot roster. The pick is about deck volume and door geometry.
B747-400F Heavy
  • →When you need outsized cargo (engines, vehicles, helicopters) — the nose door is the only way in.
  • →When tonnage is the constraint — 124 t per sector.
  • →When the sector is long-range and trans-pacific — 4,500 nm at max payload.
MD-11F Wide-body
  • →When the airport is short or restricted — better field performance than the 747.
  • →When the cargo doesn't need a nose door — side-loading main + lower deck.
  • →When pallet count + range matters more than absolute tonnage.
03 / Tail roster · representative

Nineteen tails ready

12 × B747-400F and 7 × MD-11F. Hover any tail to see type — registrations are illustrative and may vary by program.
B747-400F · 12 MD-11F · 7
Tarmac operations at DSA
DSA · Doncaster Sheffield
04 / Maintenance

Common type,
uncommon readiness.

Both airframes run the GE CF6-80C2. One parts shelf. One overhaul program. One pool of type-rated mechanics in our Blytheville, AR hangar — and the same applies to the flight crew roster.

Pilots
400+
Mechanics
130+
Authority
121 / 135
Common-type
CF6-80C2

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