Cargo Operations

Prepared By,

Arslan Shaukat

Introduction

Air Cargo is any property carried or to be carried in an aircraft.

Cargo can be transported by passenger, cargo or combi aircraft.

Passenger aircraft carries freight in the cargo area under the passengers the so-called belly.

Cargo aircraft carries freight on the main deck or in the belly by means of nose loading or side loading.

Combi aircraft carries cargo on the main deck behind the passengers area with side loading and in the belly.

Air Cargo Regulations.

According to ICAO and EASA there are 9 classes of materials considered as Dangerous Goods:

1. Explosives2. Gasses3. Flammable Liquid4. Flammable Solids (lithium etc.)5. Oxidizing Substances and Organic Peroxide6. Toxic and Infectious Substances7. Radioactive Materials8. Corrosive (Acids)9. Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods (substances and articles including

environmentally hazardous substances)

Accident Type & Brief Description

Subpart B of JAR-26 specifically contained 13 requirements related to cabin, cargo compartment. ( Can Read NPA 2012/2013 for further details)

Mishandling of Air Cargo

• National Airlines cargo Flight 102 (Boing 747-400)crashed near military base Camp Bastion in Afghanistan because of load shifting.

• UPS Airlines Flight 6 Boeing 747-400 .Developed an in-flight fire with the fumes (Because of Lithium batteries) and subsequent crash resulting in the death of the two crewmembers.

• Malaysia Airlines officials confirmed Friday that the missing plane was carrying flammable lithium-ion batteries, prompting new speculation that the missing jetliner may have caught fire during its flight.

• On 8th of may 2013 Nusantra Air charter Indonesia BAE 146-200 got fire wile offloading the Cargo(oil barrels).

• Lufthansa Cargo Flight 8460 on 27 July 2010 crashed upon landing. a fire had been reported by the crew of Flight 8460 before the aircraft landed. It was also confirmed that the aircraft was carrying flammable chemicals.

Air Cargo as Industary

• Air cargo transports goods worth in excess of $6.4 trillion on an annual basis. This is approximately 35% of world trade by value.

• The sector itself generates nearly $70 billion every year.• In collaboration with FIATA(International Federation of

Freight Forwarders Associations), IATA is evolving the Cargo Agency Program to better address issues of accreditation, governance, training, and supplier and buyer collaboration.

• The e-Cargo projects aim to move the air cargo industry to the digital era by taking the paper out of cargo and replacing it with the exchange of electronic data and messages.