Abstract: A rear loading door arrangement for aircraft having an access opening for the ground loading or air-borne delivery of freight and other items and which, when not in use, is closed off by a multi-panelled door assembly. This door assembly comprises a series of hingeably interconnected panels adaptable such that when closed they conform to and define the aircraft rear fuselage profile but when opened they are drawn from the access opening and stowed in a folded configuration to give uninterrupted access for movement of the loads into or out of the aircraft.