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1. General information on air freight
Definition
Air freight refers to goods transported from one airport to another by an airline. The air waybill (AWB), the cargo's transport document, authorizes this operation.
Depending on the mode of transport, there are three types of air freight:
all-cargo freight, transported by cargo aircraft, i.e. equipped exclusively to carry goods and offering a high payload volume (up to 100 t);
mixed freight, transported by mixed or "combi" aircraft, carrying both passengers and freight;
surface freight, transported by any other means (e.g. truck).
It may seem surprising to think of surface transport as air freight, but it is sometimes used for part of...
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Bibliography
- - Direction générale de l'Aviation civile, Service des bases aériennes, Service technique des bases aériennes. Sûreté aéroportuaire, recommandations pour la conception des aéroports. 110 p. Novembre 1994. Service technique des bases aériennes 31, avenue du M al -Leclerc 94381 Bonneuil sur Marne cedex....
Regulations
Arrêté du 17 décembre 1998 relatif aux dispositifs techniques autorisés pour le contrôle de sûreté sur le fret aérien. JO of December 26, 1998.
Decree no. 97-1315 of December 29, 1997 on air cargo security and supplementing the civil aviation code. JO of December 31, 1997.
Air freight carriers
(non-exhaustive list)
Air France Cargo http://airfrancecargo.airfrance.com
AmericanAirlinesCargo http://www.aacargo.com
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