Air freight is generally used for the following operations:.
It becomes an important tool for international transportation, which plays an important role in opening up foreign countries and promoting international technical and economic cooperation and cultural exchange;
It is suitable for transportation of high value-added, low quality and small volume goods;
In most cases, it is operated on a daily basis;
Fast transportation routes;
Postal means of transport;
It is a new mode of transportation to realize bird-type intermodal transportation.
Air transportations ∶
Air transportation is often regarded as an extremely safe way for emergency services when other modes of transportation cannot be used. It is fast, timely and expensive, but for manufacturers committed to the global market, when considering inventory and customer service, air transportation may be a cost-saving transportation mode. Its main advantages are as follows:
High-speed directness: Because the air is less restricted by natural geographical conditions, the route generally takes the short distance between two points.
High safety performance: With the progress of science and technology, the aircraft is constantly undergoing technological innovation, so that its safety performance is enhanced, the accident rate is low, and the insurance premium rate is correspondingly low.
Good economy and long service life.
The packaging requirements are low, because the smoothness of air navigation and the automatic landing system reduce the rate of goods exchange, so the packaging requirements can be reduced. Moreover, it has obvious advantages in avoiding the loss and damage of goods
Low inventory levels.
Maintain competitiveness and expand the market.
Disadvantages:
Limited by climatic conditions, the accuracy and normality of transportation are affected to a certain extent;
Poor accessibility due to the need for airport facilities;
High facility cost and high maintenance cost;
Small transportation capacity and high transportation energy consumption;
High requirements for transportation technology and high training fees for personnel (pilots and aircrew).