Qatar cargo set to offload two B747-8Fs as UPS takes over

Qatar Airways Cargo looks set to offload its two Boeing 747-8 freighters with UPS adding the two jumbos. Speaking following the announcement of its quarterly results, UPS chief financial officer Brian Newman confirmed that it had acquired two 747-8Fs “through Qatar”. Newman said the aircraft additions were part of efforts to retire some of its older and less efficient MD-11Fs. Flight tracking website Planespotters.net shows that one of the aircraft (A7-BGA) was transferred to Victorville Southern California Logistics Airport at the start of February and its registration has been changed to N634UP, said reports.
The second aircraft (A7-BGB) is still listed as part of the Qatar Cargo fleet and continues to operate flights out of Doha.
However, Planespotters.net indicates that the freighter is in the process of being transferred over to UPS. The Doha-headquartered airline took delivery of its two 747-8Fs in 2017 and has operated them since then. However, since then, it has rapidly expanded its Beoing 777 freighter fleet and today operates 27 of the model, up from 13 when it took delivery of its 747-8Fs in 2017, reports added.