From the course: Supply Chain and Operations Careers: Certification Tips and Tricks (2019)

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Basic air shipping terminology

Basic air shipping terminology

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Basic air shipping terminology

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- If you need to ship something over a long distance and you need it to get there fast, then your only option is an airplane. Around the world, we ship more than 60 million metric tons of cargo by air each yeah. Air freight is generally the fastest way to ship anything, but it's usually the most expensive too. In this video, we'll cover the basics of air freight so you can understand when it makes sense to use it and how it works. There are a lot of airplanes that carry only cargo. Companies like FedEx, UPS, DHL, and now Amazon operate fleets of cargo planes. But passenger airlines also carry freight in a cargo hold beneath where the passengers sit. This is called belly cargo. When it comes to air freight, but size and weight matter. Airlines use a formula to divide the volume of a package by a standard weight. If your freight is heavier than the standard, then you'll have to pay a higher price. The result of this…

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