Automated cargo loading system installed at Qatar’s Doha hub

Qatar Airways Cargo has launched a “Freight Load Control Centre” that will be an integral part of pallet loading procedures for all of the airline’s freighters. Located at the carrier’s hub at Doha’s Hamad International Airport, the new system features an automated weight and balance system for freighter aircraft that will cut costs and, reduce carbon emissions and optimize the usage of cargo space for each flight, said Ulrich Ogiermann, chief officer at Qatar Airways Cargo.

The new weight and balance system automates the time-consuming manual process of setting up the load-sheet prior to flight departure, which reduces the time needed for load planning and weight checking, and shortens flight turnaround times.

Automated loading also ensures the payloads are loaded in the most efficient manner and minimizes lateral imbalance of freighters, which can significantly reduce fuel consumption, the carrier said.