本次空运的目的是提供有关载客飞机下货舱运输动物所需环境条件的信息。目的是为飞机制造商提供指南，为航空公司提供背景信息，这将有助于确定合适的动物携带环境，并补充良好的判断和以往的经验。数值和单位均采用美国惯用单位和国际单位制。

The purpose of this AIR is to provide information on the environmental conditions that are required for the transportation of animals in the lower cargo compartments of passenger carrying aircraft. The intent is to provide guidelines to aircraft manufacturers, and background information to air carriers, that will assist in defining suitable animal carrying environments, and which will supplement good judgement and previous experience. Values and units are given in both U. S. Customary and SI units.