This was a training program by Ravindran Raghavan for MBA industry training, covering aspects of air freight (transportation of goods by air). 1. History of air transport 2. Types of cargo shipped by air 3. Types of cargo aircraft - Antonov AN124, Boeing 747 Freighter 4. Cargo loading - front-loading, tail loading 5. ULDs - Uniform Load Devices 6. Costing in air freight

1. CERTIFICATE IN
SUPPLY CHAIN LOGISTICS
MANAGEMENT
R. Ravindran
Email: ravi311@outlook.com
A domain specialisation program by

2. PART B – COMPONENTS
OF LOGISTICS
Logistics “revolves” around
2 major components:
Transportation
• Sea
• Air
• Rail – Road
• Pipeline
Storage
• Warehousing
• Distribution

3. THINKING ON THE
FEET
WE SEE IN
BUT THINK IN
BLACK & WHITE

4. A little history
Avro Sapphire Lancastrian VM733 Coventry … Trans-
Atlantic air mail service

5. A little history
• Aircraft were put to use carrying cargo in
the form of "air mail" as early as 1911.
• Although the earliest aircraft were not
designed primarily as cargo carriers, by
the mid-1920s aircraft manufacturers were
designing and building dedicated cargo
aircraft.

6. A little
history
The Aero Spacelines Pregnant Guppy was a
large, wide-bodied cargo aircraft built in the
United States and used for ferrying outsized
cargo items … most notably NASA's
components of the Apollo moon program.

7. BALAN MENON

8. BALAN MENON
April 1964 - Indian Air Force
flight cadet
Took off on a false call sign –
and was chased by 2 HT-2s and
one helicopter
Went under Curzon Bridge in
Allahabad across River Yamuna
twice

9. PART B – COMPONENTS
OF LOGISTICS
• 4. Air
• 4.1 When do we use air freight?
• 4.2 Types of cargo aircrafts
• 4.3 Cargo loading
• 4.4 Types of cargo
• 4.5 Costing in air freight
• 4.6 Documentation – Airway Bill
Transportation

10. PART B – COMPONENTS
OF LOGISTICS
• 4. Air
• 4.1 When do we use air freight?
• 4.2 Types of cargo aircrafts
• 4.3 Cargo loading
• 4.4 Types of cargo
• 4.5 Costing in air freight
• 4.6 Documentation – Airway Bill
Transportation

11. WHEN DO WE USE AIR FREIGHT?
 Inaccessible by road or
waterways –eg. aboriginal
villages, mountain camps,
military camps
 Fast delivery needs – eg. quick
delivery of spares for high value
manufacturing, emergency
supplies, documents, personal
gifts

12.  High security items – military
items, electronic data
 Perishables – flowers, some food
materials, solid CO2
WHEN DO WE USE AIR FREIGHT?

13. On time delivery – F1 car parts,
football team accessories etc
WHEN DO WE USE AIR FREIGHT?

14. SingaporeF1 circuit

15. Space craft delivery – delivering
space craft and parts
How do you
deliver this
space craft?

WHEN DO WE USE AIR FREIGHT?

18. PART B – COMPONENTS
OF LOGISTICS
Logistics “revolves” around
2 major components:
Transportation
• Sea
• Air
• Rail – Road
• Pipeline
Storage
• Warehousing
• Distribution

19. • 4. Air
• 4.1 When do we use air freight?
• 4.2Types of cargo aircrafts
• 4.3 Cargo loading
• 4.4Types of cargo
• 4.5 Costing in air freight
• 4.6 Documentation – Airway Bill
Transportation

20. Interlude … let’s looks at Air
Force One

24.  Pushback
 Taxi to gate
 Marshalling

26. Freighters may be operated by:
 civil passenger or cargo airlines
 private individuals
 armed forces of individual
countries.

27. Freighters normally has:
 a wide/tall fuselage cross-section

29. Freighters
normally has:
 a high-wing
to allow the
cargo area to
sit near the
ground.

31. Freighters normally has:
 a large number of wheels to allow it to land
at unprepared locations

33. Freighters
normally has:
 a high-
mounted
tail to allow
cargo to be
driven
directly
into and off
the aircraft.

35. • 4. Air
• 4.1 When do we use air freight?
• 4.2Types of cargo aircrafts
• 4.3 Cargo loading
• 4.4Types of cargo
• 4.5 Costing in air freight
• 4.6 Documentation – Airway Bill
Transportation

40. Front loading

41. Front loading

42. Tail loading

46. ULD (Unit load
device)
specifications

49. Videos on:
 Cross wind (during landing/take off)
 Overweight (overrun during landing/take off)
 Delivering cargo to remote destinations (dirt
runways)

50. • 4. Air
• 4.1 When do we use air freight?
• 4.2Types of cargo aircrafts
• 4.3 Cargo loading
• 4.4Types of cargo
• 4.5 Costing in air freight
• 4.6 Documentation – Airway Bill
Transportation

51.  Volume or weight whichever
greater
 M3 … or MT

52. Moving on to next segment
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