Sliding Carpet or AKH?

[ScootCargoOps]

Sliding Carpet or AKH?

I'm guess from a cargo prospective the carpet would be more restrictive in terms of weight per piece etc?

Await comments
Thks

[dixi188]

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[750XL]

What aircraft type, A320?

I'd personally say AKH's for the simple fact of loading speed (generally speaking) and also ease of loading.

[ScootCargoOps]

Thanks 750XL, yes A320.

I also agree - ULD's seems to be the better option.

Guess depends on network and destinations that have facility to handle ULD's rather than a loose load.

Cheers

[750XL]

I think it's a hard one to call without further information on what type of cargo the aircraft will be carrying, whether it's a frequent load or if it's going to be used for ad-hoc charters etc.

[750XL]

Just out of curiosity, does anyone know operators who use sliding carpets?

I know Thomas Cook do on their 753s (are sliding carpets standard on all 753s?) and Aegean do on some of their A320s

[gtf]

I stand ready to be corrected, but I think sliding carpet is not standard on *any* aircraft.

[Denti]

It is standard on our 737s (pax airline of course). Dunno about our A320 fleet, some old ones and a few A321s have a container configuration, the rest is bulk loading, but no clue if they have a sliding carpet. And we do take cargo, but as i'm on the 737 it is bulk loading only.

[Daysleeper]

DHL tried the small ULD in the belly on 757-200sf but gave up. Went to sliding carpet about 7 or 8 years ago.