First, flights, transport
My flight is scheduled to sail, and route of departure, destination, via aircraft. General airline passenger hybrid airplane (Combination Carrier). on the one hand carrying passengers, and transport of small amount of goods. But some of the larger airlines opened up on the air cargo services on a regular basis, using all-cargo aircraft (All Cargo Carrier) for transport.

Flight transport features:
Flight 1, due to the fixed routes and fixed port and opening flights on a regular basis, so international flight used the flow of goods between modes of transport and safety quickly reaches the world's space station.
2, facilitating the collection, shipping may be certainty of cargo shipment and arrival time, the market needed fresh perishable goods, goods and transportation of valuable goods is very beneficial.
Flight 3, mixed transport General passenger and freight loading, so space is limited, cannot make large quantities of goods shipped in a timely manner, often by stages and in groups transport. This is flight transport deficiencies.

Second, Charter flights, transport (Chartered Carrier)
Charter transport can be divided into the whole Charter and part Charter categories.
1. Charter flights
(1) that charters the entire aircraft, airline as charter hire agreed conditions and fees, will lease the aircraft to the Charter, from one or several airport cargo to its destination.
(2) the Charter generally one month before the shipment and airlines contact, to airlines to the landing airport and arrange for delivery and the relevant government departments, for transit or immigration-related formalities.
(3) the Charter fee: one debate at a time, with changes in supply and demand in the international market. Charter freight in principle, is the nuclear charge fixed rates at each flight km and km 80% space charge in the cost of each flight. Therefore, when the bulk cargo charter flights, to fight for the return cargo, this cost is relatively low. Use one-way only, shipping higher.
2. Some Charter flights
(1) by the air carrier or shipper jointly chartered an aircraft or space plane sold separately by the airlines air cargo freight company. Is part of the Charter. Used in shipping less than a whole aircraft cabin-like. But the volume of heavy goods transport.
(2) comparison of some Charter flights and flight
① time longer than the flight, although part of the machine has a fixed schedule, often due to other reasons cannot take off on time;
② Governments in order to protect the interests of domestic airlines often impose restrictions on foreign airlines Charter flight business. Charter rather narrow range of activities, landing site is restricted. Need non-when you specify a location other than the place of landing, must apply to the relevant departments of the local government, agreed only after landing (such as applying for entry or through the airspace and landing place).
(3) the benefits of Charter flights
① solving contradiction of inadequate flight positions.
② all goods despatched by the Charter, save time and shipping procedures many times.
③ lack of make up for the absence of direct flights, without conversion.
④ minimize the damage, poor goods or loss.
⑤ in air tickets air season eased tensions.
③ the settlement of seafood, on the transport of live animals.

Third, the Consolidation (Consolidation)
1. Consolidation of the concepts
A number of separate shipments, goods destined for the same direction together as one vote, and fill out a master air waybill delivered to the same station approach.
2. Consolidation approaches
(1) each shipment separately developed air waybill, that is issued by the freight forwarder air waybill HAWB (House Airway Bill).
(2) all goods distinguish direction, according to its destination in the same country, the same city to set the same, developed out of the airline's total air waybill MAWB (Master Airway Bill). Total air waybill the shipper and the consignee are for air freight forwarding company.
(3) making the total freight shipped under item list (Manifest), that is, the total consignment waybills, what is the number, number of pieces, weight, and so on.
(4) the air waybill and freight manifests as a whole the total shipment to the airline. A total cargo specific case where the label accompanying air waybill (can also be an air waybill, or it can be more than one air waybill). Example: a 10 in MAWB HAWB, show there were 10 votes in the total consignment goods, to 10 different consignees.
(5) after the goods arrive at the destination airport, local freight forwarding company as the General consignment to the consignee is responsible for cargo receipt, distribution, air waybill developed their respective declarations in terms of different documents and on whose behalf the customs declaration, for the actual consignee to handle matters relating to Customs cargo receipt of goods. Shipper handling matters related to cargo shipping.
(6) the actual consignee after the signature on the air waybill, destination airport freight forwarding company freight forwarding companies that ship to the feedback to the arrival information.
3. Consolidation limitations
(1) the Consolidation is only suitable for handling general cargo, freight cargo, such as valuables, dangerous goods, live animals and cannot go through the Consolidation of cultural relics.
(2) the destination the same or nearby can handle, such as a country or region, others should not be handled. For example: not to go to Japan shipped to Europe.
4. Consolidation characteristics
(1) save freight: air freight forwarding company Consolidation rates are generally lower than the air transport association tariffs. Shippers can be less than airlines in airline tariffs, thus saving costs.
(2) provide convenient: Consolidation of goods, so that goods reach the airlines get to a location other than the place, extending the services of airlines, shippers.
(3) foreign exchange early: shipper of goods and air cargo agent, to obtain goods air waybill, waybill to the Bank as soon as possible to handle foreign exchange.
Consolidation in the world, generally, form a more complete and effective service system, to promote the development of international trade and international cultural exchange of science and technology has played a good role. Consolidation became one of the major modes of transport of China's import and export of goods.

Four, intermodal
1. The concept of intermodal
Land and air transport is of combined transport trains, planes and trucks. Short TAT (Train-Air-Truck), or the combined transport train, plane, referred to as TA (Train-Air).
2. domestic exports of intermodal
China's export goods by air usually uses the land and air transportation. Because China has a vast territory, and international airlines Airport mainly in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and so on. While the capital cities and some major cities daily flight to Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, but limited amount of domestic flights, higher costs. If the domestic Charter flights, more expensive. So in the large volume of cases, often using land to air port, to converge with the international flights. As the car has the characteristics of flexible, on the shipping time can take the initiative, it is generally the "TAT" organized the games.
3. Specific practices of China branch
South China branch of the Yangtze River in China currently go through land and air transportation is done by train, truck or ship to ship goods to Hong Kong and using Hong Kong flights, to Europe United States lower-tariff conditions (General cargo), shipped from Hong Kong to cargo destinations, or shipped to the transfer point, through a local agent, sent to the destination by lorry. Companies use trains or trucks North of the Yangtze river port transportation cargo sent to Beijing, Shanghai Airlines.
Land-air transportation go human to resumption of air cargo in Hong Kong co., Ltd. Prior to shipping, to contact them in advance to meet their requirements for documents, ease of booking in advance. When shipping around, you can use the House air waybill of the shipping company, you can also use the "cargo receipt". Indicate on the relevant documents were re-exports, to be stamped with "land-air transportation" word mark, to speed up the flow and avoid taxing authorities in Hong Kong.