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T30—Air Cargo Transportation

Subscriber price: $187.00, Non-subscriber price: $239.00
Estimated total study time: 16 hours 4 minutes

This course expands upon the GISTnet course T1—Introduction to Cargo Transportation with respect to air cargo, including "Why ship by air?", a detailed examination of what can and cannot be shipped by air, cargo requiring special handling, transit time and cost factors vis-a-vis distance, expedited ground (substitute) transportation options, and the air cargo operational environment including trucking before and following air transportation, plus the value-added services performed by air freight forwarders.

Note: Although we recommend taking course T1—Introduction to Cargo Transportation before this course, this is not a prerequisite for success in this course.

Why Ship by Air? Types of Cargo Suitable for Air Shipment (T-30)

(Estimated study time: 39 minutes)

• Introduction
• Why Ship by Air?
  • Air Cargo Benefits
  • Air Cargo Limitations
  • Value-added and Integrated Air Shipment Services
• Small Packages—The Earliest Commercial Air Cargo
• General Cargo

Air Shipment Operational Characteristics and Limitations (T-30)

(Estimated study time: 30 minutes)

• Introduction
• Air Shipment Operational Characteristics and Limitations
  • General—Air Shipments Primarily Limited by Size and Weight
  • Points of Service vs. Aircraft Size
  • Air Cargo Containerization
  • Charter Aircraft Options to Meet Various Needs
    • General—Air Charters Expand Air Transportation Options
    • Shipment Urgency
    • Locations Not Served by Scheduled Airlines
    • Shipments Requiring Extra High Security
    • Large Regular Cargo Flows
    • Peak Season or Backlogged Transportation
    • Outsized or Very Heavy Cargo Items

Shipments that Justify Air Transportation (T-30)

(Estimated study time: 40 minutes)

• Introduction
• Shipments that Justify Air Transportation
  • General—Cost-Justifying Air Shipment
  • High Urgency Shipments that Require the Shortest Available Transit Time
  • High Security Shipments
  • Small Shipments
  • Remote/Isolated Locations
  • Tools of the Trade; Personal Effects
  • Entertainment & Athletic Group Equipment
  • Fairs/Exhibitions/Artwork
  • Live Animals
  • Human Remains

Air Cargo that Requires Special Handling and/or May Be Restricted (T-30)

(Estimated study time: 1 hour 9 minutes)

• Introduction
• Air Cargo that Requires Special Handling and/or May Be Restricted
  • General—Shipper Responsibilities for Cargo Requiring Special Handling
  • Cargo Temperature Sensitivity and Control
    • Temperature Ranges during Air and Ground Transportation
    • Protecting Products Sensitive to Temperature Extremes
    • Air Shipment of Products that Require Temperature Control
  • In-Bond Cargo (Cargo under Customs Control)
  • Air Shipment of Dangerous Goods
    • General Dangerous Goods Requirements
    • Both International and National Dangerous Goods Regulations Apply
    • Airline Restrictions on Acceptance of Dangerous Goods
    • Training Required to Handle Dangerous Goods

Air Shipment Time and Distance Factors (T-30)

(Estimated study time: 40 minutes)

• Introduction
• Domestic and Regional Air Shipment
  • General
  • Example of Time-Cost Comparison Between Air and All-Truck Shipment
• International Air Shipment
  • Additional Requirements for International Shipments
  • Multimodal International Shipping as Alternative to All-Air Shipment
• Substituted/Expedited Truck Services

Air Cartage/Drayage (T-30)

(Estimated study time: 1 hour 0 minutes)

• Introduction
• Air Cartage/Drayage
  • Airport Truckers and Trucking Companies
  • Airport Trucking Operational Patterns
    • The Air Cargo Cartage Daily Cycle
    • Cargo Recovery from the Airport for Delivery
    • Cargo Delivery
    • Cargo Pick-Up—Scheduling
    • Cargo Pick-up—Required Information
    • Air Cartage "Specials"
  • Airport Trucker Qualification & Selection

Air Freight Shipment Costs (T-30)

(Estimated study time: 1 hour 21 minutes)

• General—Freight Charges by Airlines vs. Forwarders
• Air Cargo Tariffs
  • General—Airlines Publish Tariffs, Forwarders Do Not
  • Air Cargo Rate Tariff—Types of Rates
  • Applicability of Rules Tariffs vs. Rate Tariffs
• Shipper-Carrier Contract Rates & Service Contracts
• Truck (Cartage/Drayage) Charges
• Forwarding Fees and Advances

Shipper and Air Carrier Responsibilities and Liability

(Estimated study time: 57 minutes)

• Shipper and Air Carrier Responsibilities and Liability
  • International Rules – Warsaw Convention + Montreal Protocol 4
  • Carrier's Responsibilities and Liability Limits under Montreal Protocol 4
  • Shipper's Responsibilities under Montreal Protocol 4

Airwaybill Functions & Preparation

(Estimated study time: 1 hour 14 minutes)

• General—Air Transportation Contract of Carriage, Terms and Conditions
• Functions of an Air Waybill
• Air Waybill Documents
  • Air waybill Format—General
  • Air waybill Sets and Distribution
  • Electronic Cargo Shipment Record (e-AWB)
• Air Waybill Issuance
• Who Prepares an Air Waybill
• Automated Airline and Forwarder Shipment Systems

Airwaybill Information Fields (T-30)

(Estimated study time: 1 hour 1 minute)

• Review of Air Waybill Functions
• International vs. Domestic Air Waybills
• Paper Format AWB as a Study Guide
• Issuing Carrier Identification, Terms and Conditions
• Air Waybill Number
• Shipper Information Fields

Airwaybill Information Fields, cont. (T-30)

(Estimated study time: 1 hour 6 minutes)

• Consignee Information Fields
• Issuing Carrier's Agent (Forwarder) Field
• Accounting Information (Also Notify Party)
• Departure & Destination Airports
• Flight Routing

Airwaybill Information Fields, cont.—Currency & Value Declarations (T-30)

(Estimated study time: 59 minutes)

• Specification of Currency and Charges (Prepaid/Collect)
• Declared Value for Carriage
• Declared Value for Customs
• Insurance Field

Airwaybill Information Fields, cont.—Cargo Line-Item Information (T-30)

(Estimated study time: 52 minutes)

• Handling Information
• Cargo Line-Item Information
  • General—When Multiple Line-Items Needed
  • Pieces, Gross Weight

Airwaybill Information Fields, cont.—Chargeable Weight (T-30)

(Estimated study time: 59 minutes)

• Chargeable Weight—Cargo Tendered Loose (not Containerized)
• Chargeable Weight—Cargo Tendered in Shipper-Packed Containers
• Freight Charge—Rate Class, Rate/Charge and Line Total

Airwaybill Information Fields, cont.—Nature & Quantity of Goods, AWB Charges (T-30)

(Estimated study time: 1 hour 5 minutes)

• Nature and Quantity of Goods
• Itemization of Prepaid and Collect Charges
• Shipper Certification & Signature
• Carrier Signature
• Distribution & Use of Air Waybill Originals and Copies (Paper Procedure)

e-Freight; Air Cargo Consolidation

(Estimated study time: 58 minutes)

• IATA e-Freight
  • e-Freight Background
  • Scope of e-Freight Electronic Messages
  • Current e-Freight Implementation Status
  • Concerns when Using the e-Freight Environment to Exchange Information
• Cargo Consolidation
  • Why Air Cargo Consolidation?
  • What Air Forwarders Offer Cargo Consolidation?
  • How Do Forwarders Achieve the Volume to Provide Frequent Cargo Consolidations to Many Destinations?

Air Cargo Consolidation, cont.

(Estimated study time: 55 minutes)

• Air Cargo Consolidation & Co-Loading Process Overview
• Air Cargo Consolidation Gateway and Re-Consolidation Network Overview