An aircraft pallet consists of a platform made of aluminium with a flat under surface and with standard dimensions used for assembling goods into unit loads. Cargo is covered with a net and the pallets are handled with roller-bed equipment on trailers and in terminals.They should not be handled the same as normal pallets, e.g. [...]

Aircraft dedicated to the carriage of air cargo. The following details are meant to give an idea of the cargo carrying capacity of modern freighter aircraft e.g. Boeing 757-200 F Main deck – Fifteen – 88 x125 inch pallets @ 440 Cu.ft each (equivalent to nearly five TEU’s and approx 65 tonnes weight) Bulk Holds [...]