Ready for Carriage (RCS)
RCS (ready for carriage) is the status code meaning the airline has accepted the shipment from the shipper or agent and it is ready to fly.
Pieces, weight, documents and security have all been checked.
- Code
- RCS
- Standard
- Status code
Related terms
- FOHFreight On HandFOH (freight on hand) is the status code meaning the handler has received the cargo but the airline has not yet accepted it for carriage.
- FSUFreight Status UpdateFSU (freight status update) is the Cargo-IMP message that reports a shipment milestone, such as booked (BKD), ready for carriage (RCS), departed (DEP), arrived (ARR), received from flight (RCF), notified for delivery (NFD) or delivered (DLV).
More in Documents & Messages
- AWBAir WaybillAn air waybill (AWB) is the transport document for an air shipment and the evidence of the contract of carriage between the shipper and the airline.
- Cargo-IMPCargo Interchange Message ProceduresCargo-IMP (Cargo Interchange Message Procedures) is IATA's older standard for text-based cargo messages such as FWB, FFM, FSU and FHL.
- Cargo-XMLCargo-XML is IATA's XML standard for air cargo messages.
- e-AWBElectronic Air WaybillAn electronic air waybill (e-AWB) is an air waybill sent as data instead of on paper, using the FWB or XFWB message.
- FBLFreight Booked ListFBL (freight booked list) is the Cargo-IMP message listing all shipments booked on a flight.
- FFAFreight Booking AnswerFFA (freight booking answer) is the Cargo-IMP message an airline sends in reply to a booking request (FFR).
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.