ISO 10254-2025 PDF

Full title and description

ISO 10254:2025 — Air cargo and ground equipment — Vocabulary. Third edition providing a standardized set of terms and definitions for air cargo operations and aircraft ground support equipment, intended for consistent use across standards, manuals and operational documents.

Abstract

This standard defines the terms related to air cargo and aircraft ground equipment to provide a uniform understanding for use in other documents, manuals and standards in these areas. The vocabulary covers terminology commonly used in handling, transporting and supporting air cargo as well as equipment located or used on the airport ground.

General information

• Status: Published.
• Publication date: June 2025 (valid from 25 June 2025).
• Publisher: International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
• ICS / categories: 49.100; 49.120; 01.040.49.
• Edition / version: Edition 3 (2025).
• Number of pages: 20 (ISO listing: 20 pages; some related entries show 20–21 pages in distributor records).

Scope

ISO 10254:2025 specifies terms and definitions used in connection with air cargo and airport ground equipment. Its purpose is to ensure consistent interpretation of vocabulary across technical standards, operational manuals and other documentation related to cargo handling and ground support equipment at airports.

Key topics and requirements

• Standardized definitions of terms used in air cargo operations and ground support equipment (GSE).
• Vocabulary intended for adoption in other standards, manuals and operational documents to ensure uniform understanding.
• Coverage of typical cargo-handling items and equipment (for example: unit load device (ULD), pallets, dollies, trolleys, ground power units, container handling equipment).
• Alphabetical listing (English), with cross-references and multilingual indexing where applicable.

Typical use and users

Used by standards committees, airport operators, ground handling companies, airlines, manufacturers of ground support equipment, regulators and technical writers to ensure consistent terminology in procurement documents, technical manuals, training materials and regulatory texts.

Related standards

ISO 10254:2025 supersedes ISO 10254:2016 (Edition 2) and earlier editions (1995). It is related to other technical standards and safety requirements covering aircraft ground support equipment and cargo-handling equipment (for example, relevant EN/ISO standards addressing GSE design, safety and testing).

Keywords

air cargo; ground equipment; ground support equipment (GSE); vocabulary; terminology; unit load device (ULD); pallets; cargo handling; airport operations; ISO 10254.

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: ISO 10254:2025 is an international vocabulary standard that defines terms related to air cargo and aircraft ground equipment to promote consistent use of terminology across standards and operational documents.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers definitions of terms used in air cargo handling and airport ground equipment — including commonly used items and equipment, recommended usage of terms in other documents, and indexing for cross-language reference.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Standards developers, airport and airline operations staff, ground handling providers, GSE manufacturers, regulatory bodies, and authors of technical documentation and training materials.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: Current — ISO 10254:2025 (Edition 3) was published in June 2025 and supersedes the 2016 edition.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: It is the vocabulary reference maintained by ISO/TC 20/SC 9 and is intended to be used alongside other standards addressing specific requirements for ground support equipment and cargo handling; earlier editions include ISO 10254:2016 and ISO 10254:1995.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: air cargo, ground equipment, GSE, vocabulary, terminology, unit load device (ULD), pallet, cargo handling, airport operations.