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 LC780 IST→GRU. 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 LC780
An 11-hour transatlantic sector: 86 tonnes of fuel, containerised loading and a lithium battery shipment. Teaches how fuel weight eats the traffic load budget on long haul, and the MTOW-MZFW balance.
Flight
- Flight
- LC780 / 13AUG
- Route
- IST → GRU
- STD
- 01:50
- Type / reg
- A350-900 · TC-LCG
- Version
- C36Y283
- Crew
- 4/13
- Booked
- 305 pax
Weights (kg)
- DOW / DOI
- 143,500 / 60.0
- MZFW
- 195,700
- MTOW
- 283,000
- MLW
- 207,000
- Fuel BLOCK / TAXI / TRIP
- 86,000 / 800 / 76,000
Passengers
- Male / Female / Child / Infant
- 150 / 130 / 15 / 4
- Total
- 295 + 4 INF
- Standard masses
- 88 / 70 / 35 kg · EASA standard
Holds and load
- FWD CARGO (CPT 1-2)
- MAX 25,000
- AFT CARGO (CPT 3-4)
- MAX 21,000
- BULK (CPT 5)
- MAX 3,500
- AKE1
- AKE container — bags 2,200 kg
- AKE2
- AKE container — bags 2,200 kg
- PMC1
- PMC pallet — cargo 5,500 kg
- PMC2
- PMC pallet — cargo 4,000 kg
- ELI
- DG: Lithium batteries (ELI) 700 kg