Chapter 12 international air transportation - module 4

what are the types of service?

- Airmail service - express air services - scheduled airfreight services - charter airfreight services - leased airfreight services

Types of Aircraft

- Passenger Aircrafts - Freighters - Combi Aircrafts - Quick Change aircrafts

what are the parts of international air transportation?

- types of service - types of aircraft - international regulations - freight tariffs - environmental issues - security

Types of leases

-Wet Lease -Dry Lease -ACMI Lease

What are the two ways the airlines calculate freight charge?

1. Weight of a shipment 2. Volume weight of the shipment/dimensional weight

Top 3 cargo airlines

1. fedex 2. ups 3. emirates

Dry Lease

A lease agreement in which the owner of the aircraft provides only the airplane to the lessee, who is responsible for all other costs.

Wet Lease

A lease agreement in which the owner of the aircraft provides the airplane, insurance, maintenance, fuel and a flight crew. The lessee has to cover all other costs, such as airport fees

Advanced Manifest Rule

All cargo manifests must be sent to CBP at least four hours before the cargo is to arrive in the U.S

Certified Cargo Screening Program

All cargo shipped on passenger aircraft must be 100-percent inspected prior to being loaded. Inspections must be conducted by Certified Cargo Screening Facilities

International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

An agency of the United Nations that designs and implements standards for international civil aviation practices regarding safety, security, and other operational issues

top cargo airports

Hong Kong, Memphis, Shanghai

Leased Airfreight Services

Leases are contracts between the owner of the aircraft and the user, and can take multiple forms Leased aircraft are used by carriers to reduce their capital costs, and to satisfy short-term demand fluctuations

ACMI Lease

The owner of the aircraft provides the airplane, crew, maintenance, and insurance to the lessee. The lessee has to cover all other costs, such as fuel and airport fees.

Charter Airfreight Services

do not operate on a regular schedule and depend on demand. they fulfill emergency shipments of large parts, or operate on seasonal traffic, such as wine, flowers, or fruits

What agreement helps relax restrictions on airspace regulations?

open-skies agreement

Airmail Service

origin of air freight, air mail services still account for small percentage of all shipments.

Express Air Services

s guarantee a pre-determined delivery date; the service is called "time-definite delivery," generally the next day or overnight. Examples include FedEx, UPS, DHL.

why are some charter aircrafts hired?

to transport goods that cannot be shipped through traditional airfreighters: The goods do not fit into a regular freighter because there are too heavy and/or too large. Goods need to be delivered to a location not serviced by regular routes. • Goods need to be delivered to an airport where the runway is sub-standard, or the cargo handling facilities are poor.

Scheduled Airfreight Services

transported by airlines that operate on a regular schedule between two cities. -can operate a passenger aircraft, in which case the cargo is placed in the belly of the airplane, or a freighter, in which case the cargo is placed on the main deck of the aircraft or (rarely) the freight and the passengers share space on the main deck aka a "combi" -regulations restrict the type of cargo that is allowed to be shipped on passenger aircraft

International Air Transport Association (IATA)

works with governments and airlines to ensure that goods move around the world as easily as if they were traveling domestically.