Basic knowledge of international air transport 1 --- definition of air transport

1. Air transportation is air transportation, that is, a mode of transportation between the airport of departure (port of departure) and the airport of destination (port of destination) using aircraft as the carrier of equipment; port of departure: Shenzhen (SZX), Guangzhou (CAN), Hong Kong (HKG ) Shanghai (PVG) Beijing (PEK) Destination port: Generally, it is the capital of each country, the economic center or the basic port of air cargo.

2. Airline transport Scheduled airline: Airline refers to an aircraft with a specific fixed departure time, fixed route, fixed departure station, stopover station and destination station; passenger and cargo aircraft are often used to carry cargo in the belly of passenger flights.

3. Chartered carrier: charter the whole plane and part of the plane; charter the whole plane: charter the whole plane, which means that the airline or charter agency leases the whole plane to the charterer according to the conditions and freight rates agreed in advance by both parties in the contract , the transportation method of shipping goods from one airport or airport to a designated destination; partial charter: a plane is jointly chartered by several freight forwarding companies, or the airline sells the space of an aircraft to several freight forwarding companies separately The form of transport in which the shipment is loaded.

4. Air express service: The courier company uses its fleet or cooperates with the airline to provide express service to the owner of the goods. After the goods arrive at the destination, a special person will pick up the goods, complete the customs clearance procedures and deliver them directly Consignee, desk to desk service.