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Aircraft and flight operations
Published in Peter S. Morrell, Thomas Klein, Moving Boxes by Air, 2018
Peter S. Morrell, Thomas Klein
A Combi is a multi-compartment aircraft configured for purposes of transporting passengers and freight together on the main deck, separated by a bulkhead. Combi aircraft were popular on long-haul routes where passenger demand would have only warranted a smaller aircraft, while cargo demand was more than the usual belly load. When launched in the early 1970s, the B747-200 combi (B747-200M) offered around 200 passenger seats and a cargo capacity of 35 tonnes, which is nearly the equivalent of a B707 freighter aircraft. In total, Boeing delivered 78 B747-200M, 21 B747-300M and 61 B747-400M that were operated by airlines around the globe, including Lufthansa, KLM, Air France, Air China, Eva Air, Asiana, Air Canada, and several others. KLM operated ten B747-200/300M, later replaced by 17 B747-400M, and built its entire cargo activity in the late 1970s around its ‘combi philosophy’.8
The Need for Speed
Published in Dawna L. Rhoades, Evolution of International Aviation, 2016
These trends continued to pick up speed as the twentieth century approached its end. They also fostered tremendous growth in air cargo operations and operators. Airlines would offer cargo-only flights and order so-called combi-aircraft, half passenger and half cargo, to provide greater cargo capacity and additional revenue. New scheduled and charter cargo operators would come into the market offering to ship everything from letter-sized packages to massive oil drilling equipment (Nelms, 2007). If the jet would make air cargo the transportation choice for speed, then FedEx would make overnight shipping a new business mindset. FedEx and UPS would lead the way for integrated shipping, that is, door-to-door delivery using multiple modes of transportation. However, before the commercial explosion of air cargo could take place, the industry needed a plane suitable for its purposes. Once it had such an aircraft, it could begin to take advantage of the new rules and the changing nature of business.
Air Cargo
Published in Milica Kalić, Slavica Dožić, Danica Babić, Introduction to the Air Transport System, 2022
Milica Kalić, Slavica Dožić, Danica Babić
Apart from passenger aircraft and freighters, wide body aircraft are produced in combi and quick change version, as well. The main feature of combi aircraft is that both passengers and cargo are carried on the main deck of combi aircraft. It means that passengers may occupy the front section of the aircraft, with cargo occupying the back section. Sabena World Airways introduced the first combi Boeing 747 into scheduled service (Wensveen 2015). On the other hand, quick change aircraft are used as passenger aircraft by day and as freighters by night. They are equipped with quick change systems that include passenger seats on flooring panels. The panels are put on and off the aircraft like cargo containers.
Developing a model to optimise the cost of consolidated air freight considering the varying scenarios
Published in International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, 2023
Rosalin Sahoo, Bhaskar Bhowmick, Manoj Kumar Tiwari
The simulated example is from a cargo division of an international airport in India. In past years India has emerged as one of the topmost contributors of the air transport industry, which is about US$ 30 billion annually to India’s GDP as per the July 2016 study carried out by Air Transport Action Group. According to the report of the Airport Authority of India (AAI, 2018), the cargo division of the airport has a dedicated cargo terminal (10,000 m² with exceptional facilities, two parking bays, and 1000t capacity). The cargo types shipped through NSCBI Airport are mostly perishable items such as poultry, flowers, and high-tech as well as retail products. The carrier considered to collect the data are combi aircraft used in commercial aviation and the commodities transported are mostly perishable goods and high valued time-sensitive items. The potential shippers and buyers are largely the manufacturing industries, retail industries, food and poultry industry, and the flower industry. The freight forwarder act as an agent between shippers, buyers, and airlines.