Running Head: THE IMPACT OF AIR CARGO OPERATIONS
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The Impact Of Air Cargo Operations
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THE IMPACT OF AIR CARGO OPERATIONS
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The air cargo industry is operated by three types of providers: all-cargo airlines,
mixed carriers and integrators. The latter focuses on the express sector and offers door-to -
door services, including not only air travel, but also truck deliveries. General air freight is
managed by the former two forms of airline. Although all-cargo airlines devote their
operations to cargo shipments and operate a fleet of freighter aircraft, the combined carriers
combine their passenger and cargo activities , making use of the belly hold capacity of
passenger aircraft in addition to the available freighter aircraft (Doganis, 2010).
Cargo
operations also played a role as a by-product of passenger operations for mix carriers. Unused
belly hold room on passenger aircraft can be used at marginal cost for loading of cargo. There
are three key considerations that need to be addressed when looking at an air cargo operator.
There are routing, schedule sensitivity, and traffic flow.
Routing is a big part of every air cargo service. There are several different customers
depending on the company's air freight operators. These clients expect their parcel / package
to arrive on time because of this, air freight operators must have a reasonably regular
schedule
(Lange, 2019). Depending on this, it can be simple or relatively difficult. If the
cargo is being transported by a commercial airline, scheduling is simple. And they fit when a
commercial passenger flight is flying that way. However, if it's a dedicated cargo plane
scheduling, it can be a little harder.
