JP2006244198A - Effective sales system for cargo compartment space of aircraft - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To effectively use a space, to reduce a transportation cost of a consigner and to improve an income of an airline and a fowarder, by merchandizing an unused space of a cargo compartment space in an aircraft to be sold, and by selling a loading-secured space by auction. <P>SOLUTION: A user can use an unused space buying-in and selling system and an auction sales system for the loading-secured space, when accessing a home page 40 of a net carrier via a user terminal 20. A server 10 is provided to attain it with a main system such as an airline unused space sales control part 14 and a loading-secured space auction contract control part 21, and a related system. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

The present invention relates to an aircraft cargo compartment space effective sales system, and more particularly to an aircraft cargo compartment space effective sale system for the purpose of effective use of an empty space in an aircraft cargo compartment and sales by auction of a guaranteed cargo.

The airline sells the space in the cargo compartment of the aircraft. The space in an aircraft cargo compartment is not infinite and consists of limited capacity due to the structure of the aircraft. Aircraft cargo compartment capacity is limited by weight and volume.
The weight of cargo loaded on the aircraft is the maximum allowable load (Maximum
Limited by Allowable Cabin Load / abbreviated ACL).
ACL is calculated in the process of operation plan and loading plan. ACL differs depending on the type of aircraft. Expressing ACL in one word is the allowable weight in the aircraft that is necessary for the aircraft to safely take off from the runway and land safely on the runway. As shown in FIG. 2, ensuring safety is the biggest point of aircraft operation. In order to comply with this absolute regulation, the aviation authorities of the governments of each country have issued a registered airworthiness certificate for each aircraft. The three operational weights specified in this certificate are the basis for ACL calculation. The three weights that should never be exceeded during operation include maximum take-off weight, maximum landing weight, and maximum fuel-free weight.
There are two maximum take-off weights: one approved by the aviation authority (manual) and the maximum restricted take-off weight. The restricted takeoff weight is the weight that regulates the maximum allowable load (ACL). Factors affecting the increase / decrease in ACL include minimum required fuel, runway strength and length, runway wind speed / direction, temperature, airfield altitude, runway surface conditions (snow, mud) . The maximum take-off weight and the limit take-off weight are compared, and the smaller one is decided to be adopted. The adopted weight is called Allowable Maximum Take Off Weight. When the limit takeoff weight must be adopted instead of the maximum takeoff weight in the manual, the difference between the maximum takeoff weight and the limit takeoff weight must be adjusted. In such a case, the weight of the aircraft and the required fuel cannot be reduced. What can be reduced is the allowable load.
There are two maximum landing weights: one approved by the aviation authority (manual) and the maximum restricted landing weight. Factors that apply to the restricted landing weight should take into account the same factors as the restricted takeoff weight. This also adopts the smaller one. The adopted weight is called the maximum allowable landing weight.
When the difference between the maximum landing weight and the limit landing weight has to be adjusted, the weight of the aircraft and the required fuel cannot be reduced. What can be reduced is the allowable load.
The maximum fuel-free weight is a structural limitation of the aircraft and consists of the aircraft's own weight and the allowable load capacity. It defines restrictions on excessive heavy pressure on the aircraft fuselage without fuel. What can be controlled, again, is the allowable load because the maximum weight of the fuel-free aircraft cannot be reduced.

FIG. 3 shows a method for calculating the maximum allowable load (ACL).
There are two maximum take-off weights: one approved by the aviation authority (manual) and the maximum restricted take-off weight. Compare the maximum take-off weight with the limit take-off weight,
It is decided to adopt the smaller one. The restricted take-off weight is the weight that regulates the maximum allowable load (Available Cabin Load). Factors that affect the increase / decrease in ACL (Available Cabin Load / Maximum allowable loading capacity) include the minimum fuel requirement, runway strength and length, and runway wind speed / wind direction as described above. Temperature, airfield altitude, runway surface conditions (snow, mud). These factors change constantly. The constant change means that the maximum allowable load (Available Cabin Load) also changes.

Aircraft are limited in weight and volume due to their structure. Within this limit, we have a cargo reservation system based on number / cubic meter (volume) / weight (Kg). Even with the reservation system, there are times when not all cargo is loaded. It depends on the weather etc.
This is because the ACL / maximum allowable load varies. As a result, some cargoes are reserved but not loaded. Conversely, the ACL / maximum allowable loading capacity exceeds the reserved cargo space, and the aircraft is taking off without filling the empty space.
In other words, in summary, there is the reality that when the ACL is reduced, it can not be installed even if it is reserved, and there is a reality that the aircraft is flying up without filling the space even if the ACL increases and there is an empty space.

Average load factor of the world's scheduled airlines that are members of ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) (charged cargo loading rate / effective cargo space usage rate)
Can be estimated to be between 50 percent and 70 percent. This means that 50 to 70 percent of the available space in the aircraft's cargo compartment when the aircraft took off was used, and the remaining 30 to 50 percent was unused and unused. .
The loss due to this unused space is enormous. This is proof that there is no effective sales system for free space based on average load factor.

The forwarder collects the cargo of the shipper and makes a reservation with the airline. The airline reserves and sells the space (legislation meters / kgs) allocated to each aircraft. Pre-orders are sold on the assumption that they will be installed on designated flights. Most of the reserved cargo is carried normally unless the ACL / maximum allowable load falls. However, even if you make a reservation, there are times when it does not work on the designated flight. This is when the ACL / maximum allowable load is low. Even under such circumstances, to ensure that cargo is transported, it is required to secure a certain space even if a high fare is paid. This requires a system (by auction) in which the airline is committed to space.

JP2002-163337 International Air Cargo Marketing / Osamu Uno / Hakutoshobo / 1993

In the above conventional example, there is a system that sells a reservable space at a market price, but there is no system that effectively uses an unused space (empty space) at a discount price. That is, there is an inconvenience that there is no system that predicts unused space (empty space) in advance and commercializes it.

In addition, there are airlines that are running a system that sells a space that can be reserved with priority loading, but since there is no sales system with a loading commitment, there is the inconvenience that even a rushed cargo cannot be loaded. there were. Emergency transport cargo (pharmaceuticals, tender documents, fashion products, exhibition products, etc.) requires a system to sell and securely install by auction. That is, it is a high-priced, high-quality product that reliably carries even if the fare is high, and does not cause a loss of sales opportunities.

Therefore, in the present invention, in order to solve the above-described inconveniences, an empty waiting space (a space that was not used when the aircraft took off) and a space that requires a commitment to mount emergency transport cargo, etc. are secured, and the space in the aircraft cargo compartment Unused space (empty waiting space) provided by multiple airlines to carry out effective use of cargo, a database of cargo information of shipper / forwarder using unused space, unused space (empty waiting space) and loading And a server for selling a promised space (auction space).

The server commercializes the unused space purchase section of the airline that the internet carrier (the company that sells the aircraft space on the net) purchases the unused space (empty waiting space) from the airline in advance. Unused space merchandising department, unused space sales department that sells commercialized unused space, sales space installation confirmation control section that confirms installation of sales space on aircraft, and billing / payment of sales space A fare billing / payment control unit that controls the fare, and a fare clearing unit for airlines where the net carrier pays the space purchase price to the airline.

In addition, the server includes a loading commitment space auction cargo ordering department in which a shipper or forwarder sends a cargo description to an “auction board” of a net carrier in order to secure a loading promise space, and a net carrier sends a cargo specification to a candidate airline. Sending, loading promised flights and prices, and sending to the shipper or forwarder the loading promised space freight details sending part, and when the auction is established, the loading promised space auction contract control part that executes both contracts, Internet carrier confirms the installation of the sales space by ID number, auction space installation confirmation control unit, auction fare request / payment control unit confirms the fare request / payment of the sales space, and the net carrier pays the space purchase price to the airline Auction fare clearing department, When the cargo shipper / forwarder which is sold for over action is not mounted to the designated flight, with a auction fare refund controller refund 50% of the fare, and shippers utilizing auction board and forwarders freight information database.

The server further includes an airline unused space purchase renewal unit that encourages renewal of unused space (empty waiting space) that a net carrier (a company that sells aircraft space on the net) purchases in advance from an airline.

The effect of the present invention is that an unused space / waiting space that has not been used in the prior art (a space that was not used when the aircraft took off) is purchased in advance, and commercialized and sold. It is to make effective use of space. This will improve airline revenues. Furthermore, the revolutionary concept of commercializing unused space (applicable to discounted fares) has the effect of increasing the number of used shippers, reducing the cost of transporting shippers and improving the revenue of forwarders.
In addition, the secure shipment of loaded cargo by auction makes it possible for shippers or forwarders who need to carry urgent cargo to move the cargo reliably, eliminating the loss of sales opportunities, and even using expensive fares. It is possible to increase the sales effect (increased sales) in the supply chain from the end to the end (from receiving orders to selling to the final customer). In particular, for emergency cargo (exhibition cargo, pharmaceuticals, fashion products, tender documents, cargo with high demand, etc.), even if the transportation cost is high, priority is given to delivering the product by the designated date and increasing sales. Because it must be done, it is meaningful to say that the cargo moves on the specified date.

Next, an embodiment of an aircraft cargo compartment space effective sales system according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the user terminal 20 is used by a user (airline, shipper, forwarder) and is an information processing apparatus such as a personal computer. In the first embodiment, the user terminal 20, the net carrier / home page 40, the airline unused space provided by a plurality of providers, the unused space used shipper / forwarder cargo information, the auction board used shipper / forwarder Databases that store cargo information (DB1, DB2, DB3) and user terminal operations used by users, and data stored in the database in response to these operations , The server 10 for transmitting airline unused space sales information, installed committed space freight details and the like to the user terminal, and a communication network 30 such as the Internet for interconnecting them.

The server 10 is composed of an unused (waiting for waiting) purchase and sale process and an auction process for an installation commitment space.
In the unused (waiting) purchase and sales process, the internet carrier purchases unused space from the airline based on the average load factor (effective cargo space utilization rate) of the airline last month. An unused space merchandising unit 13 that commercializes the space purchased by the net carrier, and an airline unused space sales control unit 14 that sells the unused (empty waiting) space commercialized by the net carrier to the forwarder or shipper , Sales space installation confirmation control unit 15 to check the installation of sales space, fare request / payment control unit 16 to check the fare billing / payment of the sales space, and the net carrier pays the space purchase fee from the airline And fare clearing department 17 to airline paying through CASS. CASS is an abbreviation for Cargo Accounting Settlement System. In the international cargo industry, CASS is a system used for airfare settlement between airlines and forwarders. (See Fig. 1 and Fig. 5)

In the auction process for the server 10 installation commitment space, the loading commitment space auction freight ordering department 18 that receives the cargo details and desired price sent from the shipper or forwarder to the “auction board” of the net carrier, and the cargo ordered by the net carrier Specification of the sales space by the installed committed space cargo specification sending unit 19 that sends the details and the desired price to the candidate airline, the installed committed space auction contract control unit 21 that executes the auction and establishes the contract, and the sales ID number Auction space installation confirmation control unit 22 that confirms the installation on the flight, auction fare request / payment control unit 23 that confirms the fare request / payment of the sales space, and the net carrier pays the space purchase price to the airline through CASS Auction fare clearing section 24 and can be installed on designated flights If it did not, and a auction fare refund control unit 25 for executing the fare refunds to shippers or forwarders (50% of the fare). (See Fig. 1 and Fig. 6)

The server 10 includes an airline unused space purchase renewal unit 26 that updates the purchase of airline unused space.

FIG. 7 shows an example of commercialization of unused space (empty space). The price of unused space should be set at a lower price than the space available for reservation, and the fare should be set at a lower price in proportion to the number of days delayed from the designated flight date.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a transaction by an auction board. The cargo details (flight designated date, weight / Kgs, volume / legal meter, number, departure airport, destination airport, destination airport arrival date, desired price) are sent from the shipper or forwarder to the net carrier auction board. The net carrier receiving the cargo information sends the information to the candidate airline and obtains an answer. Once the auction is completed, it becomes a contract.

FIG. 9 shows that after the unused sales space is sold and the auction space is sold, the net carrier confirms the loading of the cargo by the cargo ID number.

The sale of unused space and the sale of guaranteed space for installation are not carried out in the international cargo industry. A system that purchases unused space in advance (before the plane takes off), commercializes it, and sells it with an internet carrier is a system that has never existed, and has novelty and inventiveness. . According to the present invention, utilization of unused space is promoted, and effective use of space in an aircraft cargo compartment is executed. This will increase revenues for airlines and forwarders and further reduce shipping costs for shippers. It can be said that there is sufficient industrial applicability.
Similarly, an affirmative auction system for loading emergency cargo (exhibition cargo, pharmaceuticals, fashion products, tender documents, high-demand cargo, etc.) is also not used in the international cargo industry. According to the present invention, the concept of space reservation from the concept of space reservation penetrates the industry. It is the concept of transportation by commitment. This allows the shipper to avoid loss of business opportunity. Even if you pay a slightly higher fare, if the sales increase, the fare cost will be covered by the sales, and there are more advantages than the loss due to uncertain loading.
I am confident that this system will be used more often in the international cargo industry as well as the unused space sales system.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of an aircraft cargo compartment effective sales system according to the present embodiment. It is a conceptual diagram of the maximum allowable mounting amount. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the calculation method of the maximum allowable mounting amount. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the utilization condition of an aircraft cargo space, and the effective utilization method by this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the unused (empty waiting) space purchase sales process. It is explanatory drawing of the auction sales process of an installation commitment space. It is the figure which showed an example of commercialization of an unused space (empty space). It is a conceptual diagram of the transaction by an auction board. It is a conceptual diagram of loading confirmation by a cargo reservation ID number.

Explanation of symbols

DB1 airline unused space
DB2 unused space use shipper / forwarder cargo information
DB3 Auction Board Shipper / Forwarder Cargo Information
10 servers
11 Communication control unit
12 Airline unused space purchase department
13 Unused space commercialization department
14 Airline unused space sales control department
15 Sales space installation confirmation control unit
16 Fare Claim / Payment Control Department
17 Airfare fare clearing department
18 Installed space auction cargo ordering department
19 On-Board Promising Space Cargo Details Transmitter
20 User terminal
21 Installed space auction contract control department
22 Auction space installation confirmation controller
23 Auction Fare Billing / Payment Control Department
24 Auction Fare Clearing Department
25 Auction fare refund control section
26 Airline unused space purchase renewal department
27 Disk drive

Claims (6)

A system that connects a net carrier that purchases and sells unused space in the aircraft cargo compartment space in advance when the aircraft takes off and a shipper or forwarder (used air carrier) that purchases unused space. It is equipped with a database and a server for cargo information of space and used shipper / forwarder.
An internet carrier (a company that sells aircraft space via the Internet) purchases unused space (empty space) from an airline in advance, and an unused space purchase section that commercializes the purchased unused space. Commercialization Department, Unused Space Sales Department that sells commercialized unused space, Sales Space Installation Confirmation Control Unit that confirms installation of sales space on aircraft, and Fares that control sales space billing / payment An aircraft cargo room space effective sales system comprising a billing / payment control unit and a fare clearing unit for an airline company in which an internet carrier pays a space purchase price to an airline company. A system for linking a carrier or a forwarder with a net carrier that provides an auction board for a cargo space requiring a loading commitment, and an airline that trades the space, and a shipper / forwarder cargo information using the auction board and the server It has.
In order to secure space for loading, the shipper or forwarder sends the cargo details to the “auction board” of the net carrier. Get the price and send it to the shipper or forwarder The installed promised space freight details sending part, the auction is executed, and when the auction is established, the installed promised space auction contract control part that executes both contracts and the net carrier ID number Auction space installation confirmation control unit that confirms the installation of sales space by using auction, Auction fare request / payment control unit that confirms fare billing / payment of the sales space, and Auction fare clearing unit where the net carrier pays the space purchase price to the airline And won the auction Shipper / forwarder when cargo is not mounted to the designated flight, aircraft cargo space effective sales system characterized by comprising a auction fare refund controller refund 50% of the fare. The server is provided with an airline unused space purchase renewal unit that encourages renewal of unused space (empty waiting space) that a net carrier (a company that sells aircraft space on the net) purchases in advance from an airline. Aircraft cargo room space effective sales system. The unused space commercializing unit has a function of commercializing an unused space previously purchased by an internet carrier from an airline company (before an aircraft takes off) for a shipper or a forwarder. Item 1. The aircraft cargo compartment space effective sales system according to item 1. 3. An aircraft cargo compartment space according to claim 2, further comprising an auction board which is a function for executing a successful bid / successful bid between a shipper or a forwarder seeking a space for cargo requiring a loading commitment and an airline providing the loading commitment space. Effective sales system. After the airline unused space sales control unit sells the unused space and the auction space installation confirmation control unit executes the auction on the auction board, and after the auction is established, the net carrier uses the cargo reservation ID number. 3. The aircraft cargo compartment space effective sales system according to claim 1, further comprising a function of confirming the installation of the sales space.

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