{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Aircraft Handling","description":"Efficient aircraft handling is what keeps airline schedules from unravelling: it encompasses all ground services required to turn an aircraft around between flights, including cargo and baggage loading and unloading, refuelling, towing to gates or remote stands, cabin and exterior cleaning, catering, technical pre-departure checks, and passenger boarding and disembarkation. On short-haul routes, entire turnaround cycles must often be completed in under an hour, making tight coordination between ","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/aircraft-handling","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-16T02:37:39.300316","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_handling","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/aircraft-handling","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Aircraft Handling · Efficient aircraft handling is what keeps airline schedules from unravelling: it encompasses all ground services required to turn an aircraft around between flights, including cargo and baggage loading and unloading, refuelling, towing to gates or remote stands, cabin and exterior cleaning, catering, technical pre-departure checks, and passenger boarding and disembarkation. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_handling"}