Load Control Academy
Today you are the load controller on duty in a CLC (Centralised Load Control) office. You will run the full W&B (Weight & Balance) process for flight LC404 IST→ADB. Hover over any dotted-underlined abbreviation to see its expansion; the full list is under Abbreviations in the toolbar. First, meet the team:
Opens the flight in the DCS/W&B system, computes EZFW, issues the Loading Instruction (LIR), produces the loadsheet, applies LMCs, sends LDM/CPM messages.
Allocates flights to controllers, monitors deadlines and quality, decides on overload / offload / DG irregularities, authorises non-standard procedures.
Owns the procedures manual (AHM 590 duties split); runs training/licensing, ISAGO audits and airline agreements (SGHA Annex B).
Meets the aircraft, supervises loading per the LIR, reports deviations to load control, signs the loading report, confirms hold doors closed, delivers documents to the cockpit.
Ultimately responsible that the aircraft is loaded within limits. Cross-checks the loadsheet (pax count, fuel, limits, trim), signs it or accepts via ACARS; acknowledges the NOTOC.
Global trend: remote Centralised Load Control — e.g. Lufthansa's Global Load Control (Cape Town/Brno/Istanbul), Swissport CLC, dnata. One controller can handle dozens of flights per shift.
Flight file LC404
A 50-minute Izmir hop with full tanks: return fuel was uplifted at the cheap station (tankering). Little fuel burns on a short sector so LAW stays high — teaches why MLW becomes the binding limit.
Flight
- Flight
- LC404 / 13AUG
- Route
- IST → ADB
- STD
- 19:30
- Type / reg
- A320neo · TC-LCE
- Version
- Y186
- Crew
- 2/4
- Booked
- 172 pax
Weights (kg)
- DOW / DOI
- 44,300 / 54.0
- MZFW
- 64,300
- MTOW
- 79,000
- MLW
- 67,400
- Fuel BLOCK / TAXI / TRIP
- 8,500 / 250 / 2,400
Passengers
- Male / Female / Child / Infant
- 85 / 62 / 8 / 2
- Total
- 155 + 2 INF
- Standard masses
- 88 / 70 / 35 kg · EASA standard
Holds and load
- CPT 1 (FWD)
- MAX 2,300
- CPT 3 (AFT)
- MAX 3,400
- CPT 4 (AFT)
- MAX 2,300
- CPT 5 (BULK)
- MAX 1,500
- BAG1
- BAG 1,400 kg
- BAG2
- BAG 1,200 kg
- CGO
- CARGO 800 kg
- MAIL 300 kg