Contents

Foreword

Welcome to Aviation Logistics

01 Air cargo – trying harder

Supply chains under pressure

Air cargo’s strengths

Modal shift

02 The world of air cargo

Profit

Planet

People

03 Air cargo history

Regulations and agreements

The Berlin airlift

The growth of air freight

The air freight market today

Conclusions

04 Airport connections

Globalization

Environmental pressures

Airport types

Integrators

Summary

05 Cargo handling agents – the impact of IT

Early days

Airlines at the start of computer technology

Change factors

The role of the General Handling Agent

Conclusions

06 Road feeder service

On the road

The European market

Conclusions

07 Freight forwarder

The development of the forwarder

Associations and networks

08 Cool logistics

The cool chain

Creating standards

The cool chain business

Case study: The Fish Society goes global

Case study Live lobster Clearwater perspective

Conclusions

09 Express and mail

Market sectors

Changes in trading patterns

Integrators

Postal services

Conclusions

10 Special air cargoes

Charter brokers

Animals

Lift off for heavyweight freighters

Flying fashion

Art craft

On the grid

Conclusions

11 Cargo security and risk

Crime

Terrorism

Natural disasters

Health hazards

Cybercrime

Corruption

Conclusions

12 Environment

The issues

The response

Air freight’s extra burden

13 Innovation and trends in air logistics

The industry leaders all agree

Changing buying habits

Case study: Helicopter delivery – what next?

14 Views on the future

Enno Osinga

Alexis Sioris

Heiner Siegmund

Fred Smith

Dieter Haltmayer

Stan Wraight

Ram Menen

15 The law – organizations and regulations governing international aviation

The Warsaw Convention

Regulatory bodies

Glossary of common air freight terms

Index