Reference
Demi
Half the width of a main-deck position. The IATA code, rate class, weights, volume and aircraft fit are below.
- IATA code
- AYY contoured container on half pallet base
- Rate class
- Type 7
- Aircraft it fits
- 727F, 737F, 757F, 747F, 767F, 777F, DC-10F, MD-11F main deck
- Max gross weight
- 3,016 kg (6,649 lb)
- Empty weight
- 80 kg (176 lb)
- AS1825 volume
- 5.8 m³ (206 ft³)
How the Demi is used
A half-width main-deck container with a contoured top, built on a half-pallet base.
It lets a freighter main deck be filled in half-width steps. That helps where a shipment does not fill a full container, or where the load plan needs weight balanced across the deck. At 80 kg the empty weight is very low for a main-deck unit.
Cargo it usually takes
How this family is arranged
- A half-width main-deck container with a contoured top, built on a half-pallet base.
- A heavier section than lower-deck equipment, sized to fill the main cargo deck of a freighter or Combi.
- The profile is rectangular or contoured at the top, depending on where on the deck the unit sits.
- The door is solid or canvas with net straps. The base rails match the main-deck restraint system.
Why operators pick it
- Gross weight and volume per unit are far higher than any belly ULD.
- It loads through the main cargo door in one lift, which is what makes a freighter turnaround fast.
- It suits dense or bulky shipments that would otherwise need several lower-deck units.
Settle these points before you book
- It loads only on freighters and Combi aircraft that have a main-deck cargo door.
- Some positions accept centre loading only, which limits where the unit can sit.
- Handling needs a main-deck loader, so not every station can take it.