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other Other than the 747, are there any other current, recent or planned airliners with a nose door option?

Boeing has recently announced that the 747 program is coming to an end. One of the key features of the freight 747s was the nose door, which facilitated faster loading of freight and allowed the loading of freight that could not otherwise be carried.

Other than the 747 are there any current, recent or planned airliners that have the option for a nose door? will this be a facility that the cargo carriers lose as their current 747s gradually reach end of life? (which granted will be decades after production stops)

I am aware of several other planes with nose-doors but they are either old military-derived types (e.g. the AN-124 and AN-225) or are specialist planes designed for carrying awkward cargo (e.g. the airbus belugaAirbus Beluga and belugaBeluga XL).

other than the 747 are there any other current, recent or planned airliners with a nose door option

Boeing has recently announced that the 747 program is coming to an end. One of the key features of the freight 747s was the nose door, which facilitated faster loading of freight and allowed the loading of freight that could not otherwise be carried.

Other than the 747 are there any current, recent or planned airliners that have the option for a nose door? will this be a facility that the cargo carriers lose as their current 747s gradually reach end of life? (which granted will be decades after production stops)

I am aware of several other planes with nose-doors but they are either old military-derived types (e.g. the AN-124 and AN-225) or are specialist planes designed for carrying awkward cargo (e.g. the airbus beluga and beluga XL).

Other than the 747, are there any other current, recent or planned airliners with a nose door option?

Boeing has recently announced that the 747 program is coming to an end. One of the key features of the freight 747s was the nose door, which facilitated faster loading of freight and allowed the loading of freight that could not otherwise be carried.

Other than the 747 are there any current, recent or planned airliners that have the option for a nose door? will this be a facility that the cargo carriers lose as their current 747s gradually reach end of life? (which granted will be decades after production stops)

I am aware of several other planes with nose-doors but they are either old military-derived types (e.g. the AN-124 and AN-225) or are specialist planes designed for carrying awkward cargo (e.g. the Airbus Beluga and Beluga XL).

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other than the 747 are there any other current, recent or planned airliners with a nose door option

Boeing has recently announced that the 747 program is coming to an end. One of the key features of the freight 747s was the nose door, which facilitated faster loading of freight and allowed the loading of freight that could not otherwise be carried.

Other than the 747 are there any current, recent or planned airliners that have the option for a nose door? will this be a facility that the cargo carriers lose as their current 747s gradually reach end of life? (which granted will be decades after production stops)

I am aware of several other planes with nose-doors but they are either old military-derived types (e.g. the AN-124 and AN-225) or are specialist planes designed for carrying awkward cargo (e.g. the airbus beluga and beluga XL).