Air Transports

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Air Transport


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Content

1. International Conventions

2. International Air Transport Cooperation

3. Air Waybill

4. Rates and price formation


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Air Transport

The fastest

The most expensive

The most secureMostly used for perishable goods and very expensivegoods (luxury goods)

Line System Aircraft or Charter AircraftInternational cargo traffic has doubled in the last five years


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1. International Conventions

1. Warsaw Convention, 19292. International Sanitary Convention for

Aerial Navigation, The Hague, 19333. Chicago Convention on International

Civil Aviation, 19444. International Air Transport Association,

1933


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International Sanitary Convention for

Aerial NavigationSigned in Hague, 1933;

Regulation of sanitary control measures that can betaken by airports and indicating the specificdocuments that must be on board;

requirement for the presentation of all documents

(such as sanitary veterinary or phyto-sanitarycertificates)


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Chicago Convention on International CivilAviation, 1944

established the International Civil AviationOrganization (ICAO), a specialized agency of theUnited Nations charged with coordinating and

regulating international air travel;The Convention establishes rules of airspace,aircraft registration and safety, and details the

rights of the signatories in relation to air travel;


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International Air Transport Association,1933

Signed in Hague, 1933Over 130 member states (over 280 air companies);There are established the IATA transportingconditions ;Providing a system for splitting the benefits;Overflown areas are divided in 3 zones:

I. North America, South America and the islands

around;II. Europe, Africa, Middle East, the islands around;III. Asia, Australia, New Zealand, the islands around.


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2. International Air Transport Cooperation

INTERLINE Contract

Mutual representation contract for generalsales

The Contract operating in pool

The Contract regarding handling


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3. Air WaybillThe air waybill is a contract - an agreement between theshipper and the carrier;

Air consignment note refers to a receipt issued by aninternational airline for goods and an evidence of thecontract of carriage, but it is not a document of title to thegoods;

It covers transport of cargo from airport to airport. Byaccepting a shipment an IATA cargo agent is acting onbehalf of the carrier whose air waybill is issued;

The air waybill has multiple copies so that each party

involved in the shipment can document it.


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Main Functions

Contract of Carriage

Evidence of Receipt of Goods

Freight Bill

Certificate of Insurance

Customs Declaration


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Content of the Air Waybillthe shipper's name and address,

consignee's name and address,

three letter origin airport code,

three letter destination airport code,

declared shipment value for customs,

number of pieces, gross weight, a description of the goods,any special instructions (e.g,. "perishable").

conditions of contract that describe the carrier's terms and

conditions, such as its liability limits and claimsprocedures.


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4. Rates and Price formation

General Cargo Rates

Specific Commodity Rates


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Conditions of paymentsCharges prepaid (CP)

Charges collect (CC)

Cash on Delivery (COD)

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