Loadmaster Rashed Alhajeri first to be profiled in ‘Heroes of Etihad’ campaign
Rashed Saeed Alhajeri’s career path in aviation is far from typical. Inspired by his family, he initially set out to become a pilot – but life got in the way.
Never taking no for an answer, he was committed to pursuing his dream of working in aviation. The choices he made in his career eventually led Rashed from the cockpit to the cargo hold of Etihad’s freighter aircraft.
After an intense training programme that took him from Abu Dhabi across Etihad’s global network of destinations, Rashed Saeed Alsafran Alhajeri successfully qualified as a cargo loadmaster. He is now Etihad’s first ever UAE national loadmaster.
He takes on the complex task of planning the distribution of cargo within Etihad’s aircraft, calculating where the aircraft’s centre of gravity will be based on the weight distribution and how much weight each compartment can safely hold.
Along with ensuring the safety of Etihad’s aircraft and flight crew, loadmasters like Rashed also makes sure cargo is packed as efficiently as possible so that the space is optimised.
