Belly cargo
Belly cargo is freight carried in the lower deck holds of passenger aircraft.
How much fits depends on the aircraft type and how much passenger baggage is on board.
- Also called
- Lower deck cargo
Related terms
- FreighterA freighter is an aircraft built or converted to carry only cargo, with no passenger seats.
- LD3Lower Deck container (AKE)An LD3 is the most common lower deck container, sized to fit the belly hold of wide-body aircraft.
- MDMain DeckThe main deck (MD) is an aircraft's main cabin floor, above the lower deck holds.
- Wide-bodyA wide-body is a twin-aisle aircraft, such as the Boeing 777, Airbus A350 or Boeing 787, whose lower deck can take ULDs.
More in Flight Operations
- ATA / ATDActual Time of Arrival / DepartureActual time of arrival (ATA) and actual time of departure (ATD) are the times a flight really arrived and left, as recorded by the airline.
- Cut-off timeCut-off time is the latest time cargo can be handed to the airline and still fly on a given flight.
- ETA / ETDEstimated Time of Arrival / DepartureEstimated time of arrival (ETA) and estimated time of departure (ETD) are the current forecasts for when a flight will arrive or leave.
- HubA hub is an airport where an airline concentrates its network, so cargo can transfer between its flights.
- LATLatest Acceptance TimeLatest acceptance time (LAT) is the latest time a shipment can be handed in at the cargo terminal and still make its booked flight.
- Load planA load plan is the plan that shows which ULDs and bulk cargo go into which positions on an aircraft, within its weight, balance and loading limits.
Belli runs air cargo for airlines, from booking to billing.
Bookings, air waybills, ULD build up and messaging in one system, built with the people who handle the freight.