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Fleet.

Two airframes. One engine family. Nineteen aircraft. Built around lift, simplicity, and saying yes.

→ The fleet logic

We chose Boeing 747-400F and McDonnell Douglas MD-11F because they share the GE CF6-80C2 powerplant. One engine family across the whole fleet means common training, common parts, common procedures — and faster, more reliable dispatch.

Total aircraft
19
Aircraft types
02
Engine family
CF6-80C2
Certification
121/135
01 / Boeing — Wide-body, 4-engine, nose-loading

747.

— 400F · Freighter · The cargo industry's queen
Fleet count
10
Aircraft in service
Western Global Airlines Boeing 747-400F freighter
→ Performance
Max payload112,760 kg / 248,600 lb
Cargo volume622 m³ / 21,955 ft³
Range with full payload8,230 km / 4,445 nm
Max takeoff weight396,890 kg / 875,000 lb
Cruise speedMach 0.85 · 490 kt
Service ceilingFL450 · 13,700 m
→ Loading & geometry
Main-deck pallets (96″)30 positions
Lower-hold pallets/containers32 LD-3 + bulk
Nose cargo doorYes — 8 ft floor opening
Side cargo doorYes — main deck, aft
Fuselage length70.66 m / 231 ft 10 in
Wingspan64.44 m / 211 ft 5 in
→ Powerplant
4×
GE CF6-80C2B1F
57,900 lbf thrust each. Same engine family as the MD-11F — common parts, common training.
Crew
2 pilots
Loading
Nose + side
→ Best for
  • ▸Outsize freight that needs nose-load access — helicopters, locomotives, pre-fab modules.
  • ▸Long-range transcontinental and intercontinental cargo flights.
  • ▸High-density routes where main-deck volume drives unit economics.
  • ▸Government, humanitarian and aerospace lift.
// Both types: same powerplant family · same operator · same can-do ▼ Next: MD-11F
02 / McDonnell Douglas — Wide-body, 3-engine, side-loading

MD-11.

— F · Freighter · Three-engine, T-tail, hard-to-replace
Fleet count
9
Aircraft in service
Western Global Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-11F freighter
→ Performance
Max payload89,810 kg / 198,000 lb
Cargo volume440 m³ / 15,510 ft³
Range with full payload7,240 km / 3,910 nm
Max takeoff weight285,990 kg / 630,500 lb
Cruise speedMach 0.82 · 473 kt
Service ceilingFL430 · 13,100 m
→ Loading & geometry
Main-deck pallets (96″)26 positions
Lower-hold pallets/containers32 LD-3 + bulk
Nose cargo doorNo
Side cargo doorYes — main deck, fwd
Fuselage length61.21 m / 200 ft 10 in
Wingspan51.66 m / 169 ft 6 in
→ Powerplant
3×
GE CF6-80C2D1F
61,500 lbf thrust each. The third engine is mounted in the tail — distinctive, useful, and shared with the 747 fleet.
Crew
2 pilots
Loading
Side door
→ Best for
  • ▸Mid-haul freight where the 747's payload would go to waste.
  • ▸Airfields where the 747 is too long, too heavy, or too thirsty.
  • ▸Routes where three-engine performance opens hot/high airports.
  • ▸Express, e-commerce and integrator network feeders.
03 / Engineering — Powerplant commonality

One engine.
Two airframes.

Every aircraft we operate runs on the General Electric CF6-80C2 family. Four on each 747-400F, three on each MD-11F. That single decision drives almost everything about how the fleet works on the line.

→ Training
One ground course
Engineers don't switch mental models between types.
→ Parts pool
Shared inventory
A 747 hot-section module covers both fleets.
→ AOG
Faster recovery
Spares dispatched once, useful on either type.
MD-11 freighter close-up
// MD-11F · CF6-80C2D1F 61,500 lbf · 3 engines
→ Side-by-side
Spec B747-400F MD-11F
Engines4× CF6-80C2B1F3× CF6-80C2D1F
Max payload112,760 kg89,810 kg
Cargo volume622 m³440 m³
Range8,230 km7,240 km
MTOW396,890 kg285,990 kg
LoadingNose + sideSide
Fleet count109
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