On Christmas Eve powerful storms ripped across part of the southern U.S., claiming at least 14 lives in three states including Tennessee, the home of FedEx’s major air hub in Memphis. That didn’t help matters for the integrator as it pushed to get packages delivered on time for the holiday. Regardless of the weather, some[…]
Since 2007 five combination 737-400s have been moving passengers and cargo for Alaska Airlines. These combination aircraft have space for 72 passengers in the back half of the aircraft, while carrying 6,000 pounds of cargo, often seafood, in the front. The aircraft fly in the vast state of Alaska, and to Seattle in the lower-48[…]
After a holiday season spent over-eating, doesn’t the idea of replacing high-calorie desserts with some simple, healthful, fresh fruit sound good? Source: aircargoworld
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) launched ramp operations in 1998 when the cargo handling agent moved to the new Chek Lap Kok airport. With operations growing steadily since that time, Hactl beat its own record in November by handling 2,242 full freighters, beating its previous monthly record of 2,232 set in November 2014.[…]
Size of container : dry container, Foot High Cube Container … 20’ Dry Container Specifications Outside Width 2,440 mm 8 ft High 2,590 mm 8 ft 6.0 in Length 6,060 mm 20 ft Inside Width 2,352 mm 7ft 8.6 in High 2,395 mm 7 ft 10.3 in Length 5,898 mm 19 ft 4.2 in[…]
On passenger aircraft, cargo is carried in the lower hold. On freighters, cargo is also carried on the main deck. In large Boeing aircraft, cargo is loaded and carried in various pallets and containers, known as Unit Load Devices (ULD). This document describes the main ULDs used by Boeing aircraft for air cargo operations. Common[…]
