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time-definite shipments

cargo or package shipments that must be delivered by a guaranteed predetermined time and day

express cargo

cargo shipped with a guaranteed predetermined delivery date

main deck

the largest deck on an aircraft, the one on which passengers travel in a passenger aircraft

international civil aviation organization (ICAO)

an agency of the United Nations whose mission is to establish safety and security standards for vicil aviation

open sky agreement

an agreement between two countries in which the airlines of one country are allowed to service any of the other country's airports

integrator

an air cargo carrier that offers its customers complete door to door service

volume weight (dimensional weight)

an artificial weight determined in function of the dimensions of a shipment used by airlines to determine the tariff to be paid for a light shipment

warsaw convention

a 1929 convention that established the first liability limits for air carriers

Montreal Protocol 4

a 1999 protocol that limits the liability of air carriers to SDR 17 per kilogram. There is no limit for death or bodily injury

roller deck

a deck designed to carry cargo and equipped with rollers and bearing that allow the cargo to be moved in any direction without much friction

lower deck

a deck designed to carry cargo and luggage, located underneath the main deck of an aircraft

onboard courier (OBC)

a passenger on a regularly scheduled flight who relidishes his or her baggage allocation to allow cargo in its place

international air transport association (IATA)

a trade association comprising almost 230 airlines representing 93 percent of all scheduled air traffic

quick-change aircraft

a type of airplane that can be quickly converted from all- cargo service to all passenger service with the use of palletized seat sections

combi aircraft

a type of airplane that is designed to carry both cargo and passengers at the same time on the main deck

airfreighter

a type of airplanes dedicated to carrying cargo

charter airfreight

a type of cargo that can only be shipped on a charter aircraft because its too heavy, too bulky or its destination is not serviced by a scheduled airfreight service

ACMI lease

a type of leasing contract in which an airplane is leased along with a crew maintenance services and insurance

wet lease

a type of leasing contract in which an airplane is leased along with a crew maintenance services insurance and fuel

damp lease

a type of leasing contract in which an airplane is leased along with maintenance services and insurance but no crew

dry lease

a type of leasing contract in which only an airplane is leased

freight tonne kilometer (FTK)

a unit designed to express cargo volume shipped. It is equal to the number of tones of cargo shipped multiplied by the number of kilometers they were shipped

revenue tonne kilometer (RTK)

a unit designed to express total airline activity. It is equal to the number of tones of cargo, passengers, baggages and mail shipped multiplied by the number of kilometers they were shipped