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Boeing 747-200B(SF/SUD) - Southern Air

Southern Air is an American cargo airline based at Norwalk, Connecticut. It presents itself as a low-cost cargo airline and it offers freight services with a number of Boeing 747-200 freighters. The company was formed in 1999 when it acquired assets from the earlier long-haul, heavy-lift cargo airline Southern Air Transport, which was based at Columbus, Ohio.

The Jumbo Jet on the picture was initially built as a passenger Boeing 747-200B with a short upper deck. It was delivered to the Dutch airline KLM as PH-BUI and later modified to get a stretched upper deck (SUD). The official designation of this version is 747-200B(SF/SUD). KLM withdrew the aircraft from service in April 2003. A few months later, after modification to Special Freighter configuration, Southern Air started flying it as N746SA. The photograph is taken at Miami International Airport.

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