Chapter 13 | Air Transportation
Major commodities shipped by air according to the Air Transport Association include:
-machinery and parts. -chemicals, elements, and compounds. -auto parts and accessories.
Factors that affect the air freight rates are:
-volume of traffic. -directionality -characteristics of the traffic. -value of the service. -competition
A basic reference publication for shipping freight by air is:
Air Cargo Guide
The three types of air cargo carriers are:
All-cargo carrier, combination carrier, and integrated carrier.
Consolidating packages from a shipper or group of shippers would be:
Assembly service.
Setting lower rate levels where the cargo tonnage is lower northbound than southbound is a factor in establishing rates called:
Directionality.
Federal Express was established by Frederick W. Smith to provide:
Door-to-door overnight service for small packages.
Specific commodity rates are:
Established for unusually high-volume shipping of certain products between certain cities.
Because of the special handling involved, shipping live animals would require a(n):
Exception rate.
The basic or normal price applicable to all commodities in all markets is called the:
General commodity rate.
Express carriers operating door-to-door freight transportation service including all cargo aircraft and delivery vehicles are called:
Integrated Carriers
Speed package service:
Is a small-package fast-delivery service.
"Stacking losses" refer to:
Losses in the use of space due to irregularly-shaped shipments.
Restricted articles:
Might be accepted by one airline and not another.
Air express service was inaugurated in 1927 by:
National Air Transport
Combination carriers provide:
Passenger and cargo service.
Until 1925 air mail service in the United States was controlled by the:
Post Office Department
Container rates are low rates charged by the carriers to shippers using containers to ship air cargo.
True
The first regularly scheduled all-cargo service was started by in 1940 between New York and Chicago.
United Airlines
The first air cargo services provided was:
air mail
