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WEIGHT LOAD FACTOR [3 records]

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Record 1 2001-04-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Aviation
  • Air Freight
DEF

Tonne - kilometres performed expressed as a percentage of tonne - kilometres available. [Definition officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).]

DEF

An overall measure of passenger and cargo capacity utilization derived by expressing revenue ton miles as a percentage of available ton miles.

CONT

With traffic up by 4.2 per cent, the weight load factor was slightly down to 58.5 per cent from 59.3 per cent in 1984.

OBS

weight load factor: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aviation commerciale
  • Fret aérien
DEF

Rapport (en pourcentage) du nombre de tonnes - kilomètres réalisées par le nombre de tonnes - kilomètres offertes. [Définition uniformisée par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).]

DEF

Mesure de l'utilisation de la capacité offerte aux passagers. Passagers-milles payants exprimés en pourcentage des sièges-milles offerts.

OBS

coefficient de remplissage : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes et par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Key term(s)
  • coefficient de chargement global

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aviación comercial
  • Carga aérea
DEF

Toneladas - kilómetros ejecutadas expresadas como porcentaje de las toneladas - kilómetros disponibles.

OBS

coeficiente de utilización en peso; coeficiente de carga en peso : términos y definición aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 2 1994-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte aéreo
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Record 3 1992-08-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Freight
OBS

RAAC, 1975, -1.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fret aérien
CONT

Le coefficient d'occupation des sièges est passé de 56,2% en 1972 à 56,4% en 1973. Le coefficient de chargement global s'est élevé à 56,2% contre 54,8% en 1972, résultant principalement du développement du fret.

OBS

RAAC-F, 1975, -1.

Spanish

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