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title: "Aircraft loading — EASA Definition · Avioverse"
description: "Article 3, Regulations (EU) 2025/23 and 2025/24: ‘aircraft loading’ means stowing load or unit load devices (ULDs) on board the aircraft in accordance…"
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# aircraft loading

EASA defines “aircraft loading” in one regulation. The wording below is reproduced verbatim from the EASA Easy Access Rules, with a link to the paragraph it comes from.

> ‘aircraft loading’ means stowing load or unit load devices (ULDs) on board the aircraft in accordance with the loading instructions;

Article 3 · Ground Handling · Regulations (EU) 2025/23 and 2025/24 · Easy Access Rules, 5 Nov 2025 revision · [Read Article 3](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/ground-handling/commission-delegated-regulation-eu-2025-20/cover-regulation#article-3)

## Defined in the same article

- [aircraft de-icing](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft-de-icing)
- [aircraft handling](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft-handling)
- [aircraft pushback](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft-pushback)
- [aircraft towing](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft-towing)
- [aircraft turnaround](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft-turnaround)
- [audit](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/audit)
- [baggage](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/baggage)
- [baggage handling](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/baggage-handling)