1. Airline Industry
Students will investigate the airline industry as it relates to logistics and supply chain management.

2. Chart the history and development of the airline industry as it relates to logistics and supply chain management.
December 17, 1903
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina (Outer Banks)
Orville Wright piloted the first powered airplane
Altitude of 20 feet
Distance of 120 feet
Duration of 12 seconds
Wilbur Wright piloted the record flight that day
Distance of 852 feet
Duration of 59 seconds

3. Those First Flights

4. History Continued
1908: U.S. Postal Service began investigating the use of airplanes to deliver mail
1910: shipment of silk from Dayton, OH to Columbus, OH (believed to be the first freight shipment by air)
1927: First all-cargo airlines established (all-cargo airlines started after WWI)
1953: UPS starts offering air service (originally started in 1929, but ended same year due to Great Depression)
1971: FedEx founded

5. What is air cargo all about?

6. Differentiate between types of carriers, including freight carriers, combination carriers, and integrators.
Freight Carriers (aka: All-Cargo Airlines)
Airlines that carry only freight
Cargolux, FedEx, UPS, Atlas Air Worldwide
Integrators
Air cargo companies that have the ability to provide door-to-door service
FedEx, UPS
Combination Carriers
Airlines that carry both passengers and freight
Alaska Airlines, KLM, Air China, Lufthansa, Emirates

7. Freight Carriers (All-Cargo)
Airlines that operate only freight aircraft with no scheduled passenger service
Aircraft may be converted passenger aircraft or new freight aircraft
Sample of All-Cargo companies:
FedEx
UPS
Cargolux
Atlas Air Worldwide

8. Freight Carriers (All-Cargo)
FedEx
UPS
Cargolux
Atlas Air Worldwide

9. Combination Carriers
Airline that carries cargo and passengers, in any configuration
Only three airlines still operate true freighter/passenger aircraft
Alaska Airlines
Air China
KLM
Other airlines carrying cargo in the cargo hold, not on the main deck (typically in wide-body jets)
Lufthansa
Emirates

10. Combination Carriers True Combination Aircraft (Boeing 747)
Passenger Aircraft (Boeing 747)

11. Integrators
Combines all operations of freight shipping into one business
Road carriage
Freight forwarding
Air transport
Two major U.S. integrated freight companies
FedEx
UPS

12. Federal Express Founded in 1971 by Fred Smith in Little Rock, Arkansas
Relocated its hub to Memphis, TN in 1973
Operational Characteristics:
Implementing a hub-and-spoke network
Controlling all facets of the express shipping process (ground and air)
Limiting parcel size and weight

13. United Parcel Service Founded in 1907 in Seattle, Washington
Started with truck routes along the U.S. west coast
Started air service in 1929 (Great Depression)
Air service restarted in 1953
International air service established in 1985

14. Describe Unit Load Device as it relates to the airline industry.
Unit Load Devices (ULD) came about as a result of a desire to standardize cargo packaging
ULD = Standardized Freight Container
Allows freight forwarders or airlines to combine packages into a single container
Some ULDs are designed to fit the curvature of the aircraft

15. Unit Load Device (ULD)

16. How ULDs Fit In The Plane (747)

17. How ULDs Fit In The Plane (A300)

18. Compare and contrast cargo aircraft specifications.
Boeing Corporation
747
777
767
757
737
727
Airbus Industries
A380
Beluga
A330

19. Compare and contrast cargo aircraft specifications.
Plane
Wingspan
Overall Length
Cruise Speed
Maximum Payload
Maximum Range
Boeing 747
211’-5”
231’ – 10”
637 mph
248,300 lbs
4,445 nm
Boeing 777
212’-7”
209’-1”
226,800 lbs
4,895 nm
Boeing 767
156’-1”
180’-3”
609 mph
120,900 lbs
3,200 nm
Boeing 757
124’-10”
155’-3”
70,000 lbs
3,982 nm
Boeing 737
112’-7”
110’-4”
588 mph
40,000 lbs
2,880 nm
Airbus A380
261’-8”
238’-7”
668 mph
8,500 nm
Airbus Beluga
147’-2”
184’-3”
615 mph
80,000 lbs
1,500 nm
Airbus A330
197’-10”
193’-0”
645 mph
143,300 lbs
4,000 nm

20. Boeing Corporation vs. Airbus Industries

21. Boeing 747

22. Boeing 747 cont’d

23. Boeing 777

24. Boeing 777 cont’d

25. Boeing 737

26. Boeing 737 cont’d

27. Airbus Beluga

28. Airbus Beluga cont’d

29. Airbus Beluga cont’d
Fuselage of other aircraft being loaded into a Beluga.

30. Cessna Caravan Super Cargomaster

31. Cessna Caravan Super Cargomaster

32. Create a chart of the types of aircraft used in the industry.
Create a poster of a cargo airplane
Include at least 3 images of each aircraft
Picture
Section
Deck plan
Include critical information about each aircraft
Create an 11 x 17 Poster
Boeing 737
Boeing 747
Boeing 767
Boeing 777
Airbus Beluga
Airbus A330
Airbus A380
Cessna Super Cargomaster
Antonov AN-124

33. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of choosing an airline to ship materials.
Time sensitive movement
Long distance movement
Security
Disadvantages
Terminal time for distances < 800 miles
Cost
Convenience

34. Compare and contrast careers in the airline industry, along with their education, training requirements, salary ranges, and job openings.