air freight course 7
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Air Freight VII:Aircraft and Flight operations
Dr Narudh Cheramakara
MAY 16
Passenger Aircraft: Belly hold
• https://lufthansa-cargo.com/fleet-ulds/fleet/belly-fleet
Popular Passenger Aircraft
• Narrow-bodied (Short-range)Boeing: 737/757Airbus: 319/320/321• Wide-bodiedBoeing: 747/767/777/787Airbus: 330/340/380
Passenger Aircraft
Pros- Frequent services, extensive network
Cons- Schedule (more convenient to passengers
than freight requirements)- Lack of space - Smaller cargo size (no cargo loading door)
Issues with passenger aircraft
• Uncertainty with payload 1. Temperature2. Routing3. Winds4. Passenger wieght5. Checked baggage weith(Ensure that MTOW is not exceeded)
Boeing 747-400
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 737-300
Airbus A380
Airbus A330
Airbus A320
Freighters: Passenger conversion
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3lsjVS0Kd0
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jyWp3hqdy8
• http://www.boeing.com/assets/pdf/commercial/aviationservices/brochures/747400_BCF.pdf
Freighters: Passenger conversion
• Generally aircraft has a lifespan of 30 years• The first operators tend to operate an aircraft for
15-20 years before dispose of it.• This either – go to the second hand market –
scrapped for spare (this largely depends on the present value of the aircraft) – converted to Freighters
• Some aircraft are popular for conversions (737 classics, 757,767, MD-11, A310, A300
Factors affecting aircraft conversion selection
• Conversion programme price• Airframe price• Aircraft payload/range specifications• Operating costs
Converted V Manufactured Version
Manufactured Freighters
• All of them are a variant of passenger version• Some were originally offered as passenger
only and cargo version was added (e.g. Airbus A330)
Boeing 767 Freighter (UPS/DHL)
MD-11
Accidents
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sUWC2jfjqI
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-a5KMHQhlC8
Smaller Freighters: Feeder Service
Specialist Freighters
• Heavy cargo• Extra large size cargo• Carrying aircraft components/trains/heavy
machinery • Antonov Airlines
Boeing 747 DreamlifterBoeing 747 Dreamlifter
- Converted from Boeing 747
- Used to carry Boeing 787 Components for assembly
Airbus A300ST (Beluga)
Super Guppy
Antonov 124
Antonov 225 World’s largest aircraft
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAyD16lWznc
Combi Aircraft
Quick change aircraft
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjXKzhdtHe0
• Boeing 737-300QC (Quick Change)
ULD: Unit Load Devices
Temperature controlled ULDs
• https://lufthansa-cargo.com/fleet-ulds/ulds
Jettainer
• What is the business?• Why it works?• What’s it strategy