Concept and peculiarities of international air transportation

Transportation of goods by air is a prompt delivery within the United States and to other countries. This type of transportation is suitable for personal belongings, goods, commercial, industrial and other cargo. Type of transport and route is selected taking into account type and characteristics of cargo, point of departure and destination. Individual logistics allows optimizing terms and cost of delivery.

Concept and peculiarities of international air carriage
International carriage is the delivery of passengers and cargo by air from one country to another. International transportation is carried out in strict accordance with the rules and regulations. This is a document that regulates the implementation of the requirements of cargo transportation by states and organizations that have joined the protocol.

International air transport by air has a number of advantages:

Minimum air delivery times. This is the optimal way of transportation of perishable goods, fresh flowers and plants, valuable objects, antiques, jewelry.
Possibility to deliver cargo to any part of the planet on an urgent basis. Cargo can be transported by airplane over the ocean, to a great distance or to hard-to-reach places. Sometimes this is the only possible way of transportation.

When choosing the type of transport it is necessary to consider the peculiarities of international air transportation:

Not all types of cargo can be delivered by air. Aircrafts are prohibited for transportation of over-sized constructions, hazardous and dangerous cargo, other items and substances that can pose a threat during transportation.
Charter flights are suitable for urgent transportation. Small shipments can be transported in combined loads (together with other shippers).
The minimum weight for airfreight is considered to be 45 kg (if it is less than 45 kg the same rate will be charged as for 45 kg).
The rates are set for the weight range +45 kg, +100 kg, +300 kg, +500 kg. The maximum weight varies for different types of aircraft (passenger, cargo). Fares are reduced when the weight of the shipment increases. Heavyweight cargo (over 80 kg per 1 piece) is transported at higher tariff.

Delivery by air may be combined with other transportation types. This is a multimodal delivery, which uses different types of vehicles. Thus, it is possible to optimize logistics and delivery costs.