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2. Air cargo - Wikipedia

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   A FedEx Express Boeing 777F taxiing at Narita International Airport in Tokyo, Japan in 2012 A Volga-Dnepr Airlines An-124 cargo aircraft ready for loading in 2008 Global air transport by country and freight level as of 2017 (ton-km) [1] Air cargo is any property carried or to be carried in an aircraft. Air cargo comprises air freight, air ...

3. Unit load device - Wikipedia

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   A unit load device (ULD) is a container used to load luggage, freight, and mail on wide-body aircraft and specific narrow-body aircraft. It allows preloading of cargo , provided the containerised load fits in the aircraft, enabling efficient planning of aircraft weight and balance and reduced labour and time in loading aircraft holds compared ...

4. Cargo airline - Wikipedia

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   Air freight rates rose as a consequence, from $0.80 per kg for transatlantic cargoes to $2.50-4 per kg, enticing passenger airlines to operate cargo-only flights through the use of preighters, while cargo airlines bring back into service fuel-guzzling stored aircraft, helped by falling oil prices.

5. Baggage handling system - Wikipedia

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   [3] [4] The baggage handling system then scans and sorts the bags by airline, usually by means of Automatic Tag Readers (ATR). A series of diverters along the conveyor belt then directs the bags through the baggage handling area. [5] Although a baggage handling system's primary function is the sorting and transportation of bags, a typical ...

6. List of cargo airlines - Wikipedia

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   Air India Cargo; Aryan Cargo Express; Crescent Air Cargo; Deccan 360; Elbee Airlines; Hinduja Cargo Services Indonesia. Megantara Air Iran. Fars Air Qeshm Japan. ANA & JP Express; Orange Cargo Kazakhstan. Almaty Aviation Malaysia. Transmile Air Services Philippines. Pacific East Asia Cargo Airlines Singapore. Jett8 Airlines Vietnam. Trai Thien ...

7. Freight transport - Wikipedia

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   Freight transport, also referred to as freight forwarding, is the physical process of transporting commodities and merchandise goods and cargo. [1] The term shipping originally referred to transport by sea but in American English , it has been extended to refer to transport by land or air (International English: "carriage") as well.

8. Cargo - Wikipedia

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   However, air freight or air cargo shipments typically need to move at much faster speeds than 800 km or 497 mi per hour. While shipments move faster than standard LTL, air shipments do not always actually move by air. Air shipments may be booked directly with the carriers, through brokers or with online marketplace services. In the US, there ...

9. Baggage handler - Wikipedia

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   A baggage handler also works jobs which are out of view of the flying public, including the bag room, operations (or load control), and the air freight warehouse. Some of these jobs have union representation and due to this, baggage handlers can be very well compensated with an above average pay scale and good medical, retirement and benefits ...