Herman Reede

UNIFIL 1982 - LEBANON veteran - 1983 full contract with KLM 1985 Cargo - cargoplanner 1989 Operations Officer incl weight and balance / loadplanner flightplanner / aircraft performance / teamleader 1998 Loadmaster 747-206SF 2000 Sr Loadmaster / loadmaster instructor A300F for Schreiner Airways 2002 A300 loadmaster work for TNT and Heavylift 2003 Loadmaster 747-406ERF / + 747-400 combi Around 9000 hours of flight for KLM Cargo - Feb 2013 Several freighter operations on board Air France 747 and 777 freighters Several freighter operations under difficult circumstances , Several aid flights done after disasters worldwide Involved in aircraft payload optimization project Involved in 747 Freighter introduction at KLM Involved in ETOPS introduction at KLM Involved in testing and choosing aircraft loading systems for KLM freighters Involved in Boeing projects for 747-400ERF / 777F Involved in developing several KLM weight and balance systems Visiting KL customers to assist with design of special ULD's / cargo shapes Involved in Altea - the new AFKL computer system - loadplanning / weight and balance ETC ETC ETC Goals : To stay involved with aviation as long as possible Prefer to fly but also certain aviation jobs on ground have my interest Specialties: Aircrafthandling including weight and balance , flightplanning , loadplanning ,aircraft performance , physical loading/unloading , all aspects of aircraft groundhandling , handling of special cargo , investigating aircraft loading possibilities , developing of new loading procedures , instructing ground handling crews worldwide