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. Explosives
2. Gasses
3. Flammable Liquid
4. Flammable Solids (lithium etc.)
5. Oxidizing Substances and Organic Peroxide
6. Toxic and Infectious Substances
7. Radioactive Materials
8. 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 8
th
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.