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News / Tiaca backs adoption of dynamic load factors in air cargo – but IATA stays silent

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In a bid to help shippers and forwarders understand air freight rates better, Tiaca is urging the air cargo industry to adopt dynamic load factors.

The move follows a poll of its members revealed that only 2% thought the industry should stick with traditional weight-based load ...

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  • Stan Wraight

    October 26, 2020 at 5:33 pm

    Tell me how on a 15 hour flight, when weight for cargo is at a minimum due fuel etc., and you still have the same cubic meters available this generic statement of both volume and weight calculations can work.

    each airline, by route, through a proper revenue management system can calculate their own “Load factor” objectives, generic averages mean nothing.

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