air freight course 7

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

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