Cargo airlines (or
airfreight carriers, and derivatives of these names) are
airlineAn airline provides air transport services for passengers or freight, generally with a recognized operating certificate or license. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit.Airlines vary...
s dedicated to the
transportTransport or transportation is the movement of people and goods from one location to another. Transport is performed by modes, such as air, rail, road, water, cable, pipeline and space...
of
cargoCargo is goods or produce transported, generally for commercial gain, by ship, aircraft, train, van or truck. In modern times, containers are used in most intermodal long-haul cargo transport.- Marine Cargo Types :...
. Some cargo airlines are divisions or subsidiaries of larger passenger airlines.
Air transport is a vital component of many international
logisticsLogistics is the management of the flow of goods, information and other resources, including energy and people, between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet the requirements of consumers...
networks, essential to managing and controlling the flow of goods, energy, information and other resources like products, services, and people, from the source of production to the marketplace.
Cargo airlines (or
airfreight carriers, and derivatives of these names) are
airlineAn airline provides air transport services for passengers or freight, generally with a recognized operating certificate or license. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit.Airlines vary...
s dedicated to the
transportTransport or transportation is the movement of people and goods from one location to another. Transport is performed by modes, such as air, rail, road, water, cable, pipeline and space...
of
cargoCargo is goods or produce transported, generally for commercial gain, by ship, aircraft, train, van or truck. In modern times, containers are used in most intermodal long-haul cargo transport.- Marine Cargo Types :...
. Some cargo airlines are divisions or subsidiaries of larger passenger airlines.
Logistics
Air transport is a vital component of many international
logisticsLogistics is the management of the flow of goods, information and other resources, including energy and people, between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet the requirements of consumers...
networks, essential to managing and controlling the flow of goods, energy, information and other resources like products, services, and people, from the source of production to the marketplace. It is difficult or nearly impossible to accomplish any international trading, global export/import processes, international repositioning of raw materials/products and manufacturing without a professional logistical support. It involves the integration of information, transportation, inventory, warehousing, material handling, and packaging. The operating responsibility of logistics is the geographical repositioning of raw materials, work in process, and finished inventories where required at the lowest cost possible.
Aircraft used
Larger cargo airlines tend to use new or recently built aircraft to carry their freight, but many use older aircraft, like the
Boeing 707The Boeing 707 is a four-engine commercial passenger jet airliner developed by Boeing in the early 1950s. Its name is most commonly pronounced as "Seven Oh Seven"...
,
Boeing 727The Boeing 727 is a mid-size, narrow-body, three-engine, T-tailed commercial jet airliner. The first Boeing 727 flew in 1963 and for over a decade it was the most produced commercial jet airliner in the world. When production ended in 1984, a total of 1,831 aircraft had been produced...
,
Douglas DC-8The Douglas DC-8 is a four-engined jet airliner, manufactured from 1958 to 1972. Launched later than the competing Boeing 707, the DC-8 nevertheless established Douglas in a strong position in the airliner market, and remained in production until 1972 when much larger designs, including the DC-10,...
, DC-10, MD-11, B 747#747-200F,
Ilyushin Il-76The Ilyushin Il-76 is a multi-purpose 4-engined strategic airlifter that was first planned as a commercial freighter in 1967. Intended as a replacement for the An-12, the Il-76 was designed for delivering heavy machinery to remote, poorly-serviced areas of Russia...
. Examples of the 60-year-old
Douglas DC-3The Douglas DC-3 is an American fixed-wing, propeller-driven aircraft whose speed and range revolutionized air transport in the 1930s and 1940s. Because of its lasting impact on the airline industry and World War II it is generally regarded as one of the most significant transport aircraft ever made...
are still flying around the world carrying cargo (as well as passengers). Short range
turbopropTurboprop engines are a type of aircraft powerplant that use a gas turbine to drive a propeller. The gas turbine is designed specifically for this application, with almost all of its output being used to drive the propeller...
airliners such as the An-12, An-26, Fokker Friendship, and British Aerospace ATP are now being modified to accept standard air freight pallets to extend their working lives. This normally involves the replacement of glazed windows with opaque panels, the strengthening of the cabin floor and insertion of a broad top-hinged door in one side of the fuselage.
A number of cargo airlines carry a few passengers from time to time on their flights, and
UPSUnited Parcel Service, Inc. , commonly referred to as UPS, is the world's largest package delivery company. Headquartered in Sandy Springs, Georgia, United States, UPS delivers more than 15 million packages a day to 6.1 million customers in more than 200 countries and territories around the world...
once unsuccessfully tried a passenger
charter airlineIn the context of mass tourism, charter flights have acquired the more specific meaning of a flight whose sole function is to transport holidaymakers to tourist destinations. Such charter flights are contrasted with scheduled flights, but they do in fact operate to regular, published schedules...
division.
Notable cargo airlines
All-cargo
- ABX Air
ABX Air, Inc., formerly Airborne Express, is a cargo airline headquartered at Airborne Airpark in unincorporated Clinton County, Ohio, United States, near the City of Wilmington. ABX operates scheduled, ad hoc charter and ACMI freight services, including overnight express small-package services and...
- Aerologic
Aerologic GmbH is a joint-venture of DHL Express and Lufthansa Cargo based at Leipzig/Halle Airport. It commenced operations in 2009. While flying under its own airline certificate, it will operate exclusively for its parent companies....
- Aeromodal Cargolifter
- AirBridge Cargo
AirBridgeCargo Airlines, LLC is a cargo airline and subsidiary of Volga-Dnepr Airlines based in Moscow, Russia. It operates scheduled cargo services on routes between Asia and Europe, all via Russia...
- Airnet Express
AirNet Express is an American Part 135 cargo airline based in Columbus, Ohio, USA. It specializes in delivery of documents and small packages. Banks were once their main client, transporting checks for over 300 of the country's largest banks. With the passing of the Check 21 Act, and the increase...
- Air Hong Kong
AHK Air Hong Kong Limited is the only all cargo airline based in Hong Kong, with its main hub at Hong Kong International Airport. The airline operates an express freight network to 12 destinations in nine countries, including China, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Republic of China , Singapore,...
- American International Airways/Kalitta
- Aloha Air Cargo
Aloha Air Cargo is an American cargo airline and a former passenger airline headquartered in Honolulu CDP, City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, operating from a hub at Honolulu International Airport...
- Atlantic Airlines (United Kingdom)
- ATRAN Cargo Airlines
ATRAN, LLC is a cargo airline based in Moscow, Russia. It operates cargo charters in Europe, Russia and the CIS. Its main base is Domodedovo International Airport, Moscow.- History :...
- Nippon Cargo Airlines
, or NCA, is a cargo airline based in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It operates scheduled cargo services in Asia and to Europe and the North America. Its main base is Narita International Airport outside Tokyo.- History :...
- Atlas Air
Atlas Air is an American cargo airline based in Purchase, New York, United States. It operates scheduled freight flights on an ACMI contract basis for some of the world's leading airlines, flying to 101 cities in 46 countries. Its crew bases include: Miami International Airport, New York John F...
- Arrow Airways Inc.
Arrow Air is an American cargo airline based in Miami, Florida, USA. It operates over 90 weekly scheduled cargo flights, and has a strong charter business. Its main base is Miami International Airport.-California Origins:...
- Australian air Express
Australian air Express is a cargo airline based in Melbourne, Australia. It operates freight-only services within Australia using leased Qantas, National Jet Systems, and Pel-Air aircraft...
- Blue Dart Aviation
-Summary:Blue Dart Aviation Ltd. is a cargo airline based in Chennai, India. It operates scheduled night express cargo flights including domestic and regional charters. It has an in-house maintenance capability and provides aircraft maintenance and engineering support to other airlines...
- Burlington Air Express
- Capital Cargo International Airlines
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- Cargo 360
Cargo 360 was a cargo airline based in Seattle, Washington, USA. It specialised in ACMI wet lease operations. Its main headquarters was Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.-History:...
- Cargojet Airways
Cargojet Airways Ltd. is a scheduled cargo airline based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It operates cargo services in Canada and internationally, as well as full aircraft charters. Its main base is John C Munro Hamilton International Airport...
- Cargolux
Cargolux Airlines International S.A., trading as Cargolux, is a cargo airline based in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. It is one of the largest scheduled all-cargo airlines in Europe with a global network. Charter flights and third party maintenance are also operated...
- Challenger Air Cargo
- DAS Air Cargo
DAS Air Cargo was an Ugandan cargo airline based at Entebbe. It operated all-cargo services between Europe and 20 cities throughout Africa, the Middle East and the Far East. Entebbe was a major hub for business in east and southern Africa and also for flights from Bangkok which stage through Dubai...
- Emerald Air
Emerald Air can refer to one of the following airlines:*Emerald Air *Emerald Air *Emerald Airways a United Kingdom airline*Emerald Air *Emerald Air Service...
- Emery Worldwide
Emery Worldwide was a cargo airline, once one of the leading carriers in the cargo airline world.Emery started in 1946 and was the first freight forwarder to receive a carrier certificate from the United States Government...
- European Air Transport
European Air Transport N.V./S.A. is a cargo airline based in Zaventem near Brussels, Belgium. It is wholly owned by Deutsche Post World Net and operates the group's DHL-branded parcel and express services in Europe. It also provides ad-hoc charter services including livestock transport...
(branded "DHL")
- Evergreen International Airlines
Evergreen International Airlines is a cargo airline based in McMinnville, Oregon, USA. It operates contract freight services, offering charters and scheduled flights, as well as wet lease services. It operates services for the U.S. military and the United States Postal Service, as well as ad hoc...
- FedEx Express
- Fine Air
Fine Air was an international cargo airline. It began in 1989 under the supervising eye of owner J. Frank Fine. When it was flying, Fine Air had various members of the Fine family work at different capabilities. Fine Air' hubs were in Miami International Airport, Hartsfield International Airport in...
- First Flight
- Flying Tiger Line
Flying Tiger Line, also known as Flying Tigers, was the first scheduled cargo airline in the United States and a major military charter operator during the Cold War era for both cargo and personnel . The company was started by Robert William Prescott...
- Gemini Air Cargo
Gemini Air Cargo was an American ACMI cargo airline headquartered in Dulles, Virginia, USA. It operated worldwide cargo schedules and charters on a wet-lease basis....
- Heavylift Cargo Airlines
Heavylift Cargo Airlines Pty Ltd is a cargo airline headquartered in Sydney, Australia. It started operations in 2004 and operates scheduled and charter cargo services. Its main base is Brisbane Airport...
- Jade Cargo International
Jade Cargo International is a cargo airline based in Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China. It operates cargo services to Asia, Africa, Europe...
- K-Mile Air
K-Mile Air is a Thai cargo airline based at Bangkok, Thailand. Based at Suvarnabhumi Airport it started operations in May 2006 to provide both scheduled and charter cargo flight in South East Asia....
- Kalitta Air
Kalitta Air is an American cargo airline headquartered in Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, United States. It operates international scheduled and ad-hoc cargo charter services. Its main base is Willow Run Airport near Ypsilanti.-History:...
- Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter (on behalf of Purolator
Purolator Courier Ltd. is a Canadian courier that is 91 % owned by Canada Post, 7 % owned by Barry Lapointe Holdings Ltd. and 2 % by Others.The company was originally organized as Trans Canada Couriers, Ltd...
)
- Kitty Hawk Aircargo
Kitty Hawk Aircargo was an American cargo airline based in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, USA. It operated domestic scheduled overnight freight services, as well as aircraft charters. Its main base was Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, with a hub at Fort Wayne International Airport.- History...
- Kuzu Airlines Cargo
ULS-global Airlines Cargo, , is a cargo airline based in Istanbul, Turkey. It operates international cargo services. Its main base is Atatürk International Airport.- History :...
- Maximus Air Cargo
Maximus Air Cargo is a freighter only operator airliane based in the Middle East. Services offered include full cargo charters and ACMI aircraft lease....
- MNG Airlines
MNG Airlines is a cargo airline based in Istanbul, Turkey. It operates scheduled and charter services within the Middle East and to the Far East, USA and European destinations. Its main bases are Atatürk International Airport, Istanbul, Antalya Airport and Brussels Airport.- History :The airline...
- Murray Air (National Air Cargo Group)
- LAN Cargo
- Polar Air Cargo
Polar Air Cargo is an American cargo airline based in Purchase, New York, USA. It operates scheduled all-cargo services to Asia, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and the Americas. Its main base is John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, with hubs at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport and Ted...
- RAF-Avia
RAF-Avia is an airline based in Riga, Latvia. It operates cargo services for TNT, DHL and others, as well as transport for the military and the United Nations and passenger charters. Its main base is Riga International Airport .-History:...
- Seaboard World Airlines
Seaboard World Airlines was an international all-cargo airline based in the United States.- History :Seaboard World Airlines was founded on September 16, 1946 as Seaboard & Western Airlines. It adopted the name Seaboard World Airlines in April 1961...
- Southern Air
Southern Air is an American airline based in Norwalk, Connecticut, USA. It operates wet leasing of Boeing 747 cargo aircraft to international air cargo carriers and freight forwarders, as well as cargo transportation for the U.S. military. Its main base is Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport...
- Swiftport
- Tampa Cargo
Transportes Aereos Mercantiles Panamericanos S.A., operating as Tampa Cargo, is a cargo airline based at José María Córdova International Airport in Medellín, Colombia. It is a specialized all-cargo airline transporting flowers from Latin America to Miami, as well as general cargo throughout the...
- TCS Courier
TCS is a Pakistan based courier service. The company was started in 1983 and now it serves five continents and has over 2,000 locations in Pakistan...
- TNT
- Tol Air
Tol Air was a charter and cargo airline based at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It was established in 1981 and started operations on 16 May 1983. It operated daily cargo charter flights from Puerto Rico to 10 destinations in the Caribbean...
- Transmile Air Services
Transmile Air Services is a cargo airline based in Malaysia. It is an express freight and freighter charter company. The airline was established in November 1993. It has courier transportation services between Peninsular Malaysia and East Malaysia and services international companies such as DHL...
- Turkish Cargo
- UPS Airlines
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- Varig Log
- Volga-Dnepr
Volga-Dnepr Airlines ' is an airline based in Ulyanovsk, Russia. It operates scheduled and charter passenger and cargo services, but specialises in outsize cargo operations using the world's largest fleet of Antonov An-124 aircraft. It is a world leader in the global market for the movement of...
- World Airways
Global Aviation Holdings, the new and yet again rebranded name for Global Aero Logistics Inc., which was also formerly known as New ATA Holdings Inc., is a private airline holding company based in Peachtree City, Georgia, owned by the worldwide MatlinPatterson Investment firm. The company's...
All-cargo subsidiary
- Aeromexpress
Aeromexpress is an all-cargo company based in Mexico City, Mexico. It operates air cargo services transporting general cargo, perishables, printed matter, live animals, works of art, securities and restricted products.- History :...
- Air India Cargo
Air India Cargo is the cargo division of Air India, it is based in Mumbai. The airline operates freighter services to twelve domestic and two international cities.-History:...
- Air France Cargo
- Alaska Air Cargo
- Avianca Cargo
Avianca Cargo is a cargo airline based at El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, Colombia. It is a subsidiary of Avianca operating cargo flights in Colombia, South America, Central America, Caribbean, North America and Europe.- Deprisa :...
- British Airways World Cargo
- China Cargo Airlines
China Cargo Airlines is a cargo airline based in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. It is China's first all-cargo airline operating dedicated freight services using China Eastern Airlines route structure...
- Delta Cargo-Delta
Delta Air Lines, Inc. is a United States airline based and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Delta operates an extensive domestic and international network, spanning North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, the Caribbean, and Australia...
operated hercules airplanes on cargo only routes during the 1970s
- KLM Cargo
- LAN Cargo
LAN Cargo S.A. is a cargo airline based in Santiago, Chile. It is the cargo subsidiary of LAN Airlines operating cargo flights in South America and North America. Its main base is Miami International Airport.- History :...
- Lufthansa Cargo
Lufthansa Cargo is the cargo airline subsidiary of Lufthansa with its own ICAO code, and callsign, unlike most other "cargo divisions" of airline holding companies and their operations across the world. Lufthansa Cargo, headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany, and though considered a completely...
- MASkargo
MASkargo or Malaysia Airlines Kargo is a cargo airline based at Advanced Cargo Centre Kuala Lumpur International Airport Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia...
- Northwest Cargo
- Pan Am Cargo
Pan Am Cargo or Clipper Cargo was a subsidiary cargo airline of Pan American World Airways. Pan Am Cargo first used propeller aircraft just as the Douglas DC-4...
- SAS Cargo Group
SAS Cargo Group Is SAS Scandinavian Airlines's cargo carrier. SAS Cargo flies in co-operation with SAS Airlines and has some of its own cargo destinations. SAS Cargo is a member of the WOW Alliance. SAS Cargo handle cargo for some SAS Group companies, Scandinavian Airlines, Spanair, Blue1 and Widerøe...
- Singapore Airlines Cargo
Singapore Airlines Cargo is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore Airlines and was formed in 2001. SIA Cargo is the world's third-largest cargo airline in terms of international freight tonne kilometres
...
- SriLankan Cargo
- Swiss WorldCargo
- World Airways Cargo
- Qatar Airways Cargo
- Royal Jordanian Cargo
Non-separate entity
- Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific Airways Limited is the flag carrier of Hong Kong, with its headquarters and main hub at Hong Kong International Airport. The airline also operates fifth freedom flights from Bangkok and Taipei, its major focus cities...
- China Airlines
China Airlines, Limited is the flag carrier of the Republic of China . The airline is not directly state-owned but is 54% owned by the China Aviation Development Foundation which is owned by the Republic of China...
- Emirates Sky Cargo
- Iran Air Cargo
- Japan Airlines (JALCARGO)
2004 total scheduled freight tonne-kilometers flown
- FedEx Express 14.579 million
- Korean Air
Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. , operating as Korean Air, is the largest airline of South Korea; its global headquarters are located in Seoul in Korea. Its international passenger division and related subsidiary cargo division together serve 130 cities in 45 countries, while its domestic division...
8.264 million
- Lufthansa Cargo
Lufthansa Cargo is the cargo airline subsidiary of Lufthansa with its own ICAO code, and callsign, unlike most other "cargo divisions" of airline holding companies and their operations across the world. Lufthansa Cargo, headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany, and though considered a completely...
8.040 million
- United Parcel Service
United Parcel Service, Inc. , commonly referred to as UPS, is the world's largest package delivery company. Headquartered in Sandy Springs, Georgia, United States, UPS delivers more than 15 million packages a day to 6.1 million customers in more than 200 countries and territories around the world...
7.353 million
- Singapore Airlines Cargo
Singapore Airlines Cargo is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore Airlines and was formed in 2001. SIA Cargo is the world's third-largest cargo airline in terms of international freight tonne kilometres
...
7.143 million
- Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific Airways Limited is the flag carrier of Hong Kong, with its headquarters and main hub at Hong Kong International Airport. The airline also operates fifth freedom flights from Bangkok and Taipei, its major focus cities...
5.876 million
- China Airlines
China Airlines, Limited is the flag carrier of the Republic of China . The airline is not directly state-owned but is 54% owned by the China Aviation Development Foundation which is owned by the Republic of China...
5.642 million
- Eva Airways 5.477 million
- Air France
Air France is a French airline headquartered in Tremblay-en-France, France , and is one of the world's largest airlines. It is a subsidiary of the Air France-KLM Group and a founding member of the SkyTeam global airline alliance...
5.388 million
- Japan Airlines
, is the flag carrier of Japan, with its headquarters in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan. The airline's main hubs are Tokyo's Narita International Airport and Tokyo International Airport, as well as Nagoya's Chūbu Centrair International Airport and Osaka's Kansai International Airport. The airline also...
4.924 million
2004 international scheduled freight tonne-kilometers flown
- Korean Air
Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. , operating as Korean Air, is the largest airline of South Korea; its global headquarters are located in Seoul in Korea. Its international passenger division and related subsidiary cargo division together serve 130 cities in 45 countries, while its domestic division...
8.164 million
- Lufthansa Cargo
Lufthansa Cargo is the cargo airline subsidiary of Lufthansa with its own ICAO code, and callsign, unlike most other "cargo divisions" of airline holding companies and their operations across the world. Lufthansa Cargo, headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany, and though considered a completely...
8.028 million
- Singapore Airlines Cargo
Singapore Airlines Cargo is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore Airlines and was formed in 2001. SIA Cargo is the world's third-largest cargo airline in terms of international freight tonne kilometres
...
7.143 million
- Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific Airways Limited is the flag carrier of Hong Kong, with its headquarters and main hub at Hong Kong International Airport. The airline also operates fifth freedom flights from Bangkok and Taipei, its major focus cities...
5.876 million
- China Airlines
China Airlines, Limited is the flag carrier of the Republic of China . The airline is not directly state-owned but is 54% owned by the China Aviation Development Foundation which is owned by the Republic of China...
5.642 million
- FedEx Express 5.595 million
- Eva Airways 5.477 million
- Air France
Air France is a French airline headquartered in Tremblay-en-France, France , and is one of the world's largest airlines. It is a subsidiary of the Air France-KLM Group and a founding member of the SkyTeam global airline alliance...
5.384 million
- British Airways
British Airways plc is the flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom. It is headquartered in Waterside near its main hub at London Heathrow Airport and is the largest airline in the UK based on fleet size, international flights and international destinations. Its second hub is London Gatwick...
4.771 million
- Cargolux
Cargolux Airlines International S.A., trading as Cargolux, is a cargo airline based in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. It is one of the largest scheduled all-cargo airlines in Europe with a global network. Charter flights and third party maintenance are also operated...
4.670 million
2004 domestic scheduled freight tonne-kilometres flown
- FedEx Express 8.984 million
- United Parcel Service
United Parcel Service, Inc. , commonly referred to as UPS, is the world's largest package delivery company. Headquartered in Sandy Springs, Georgia, United States, UPS delivers more than 15 million packages a day to 6.1 million customers in more than 200 countries and territories around the world...
4.260 million
- Northwest Airlines
Northwest Airlines, Inc. , a wholly-owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines, Inc., is a major United States airline headquartered in Eagan, Minnesota, near Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport...
0.949 million
- China Southern Airlines
China Southern Airlines is an airline headquartered in Baiyun District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China. China Southern operates domestic, regional and international services. In 2008, China Southern was the world's 5th largest airline by passenger carried, Asia's largest airline...
0.860 million
- American Airlines
0.576 million
- Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines, Inc. is a United States airline based and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Delta operates an extensive domestic and international network, spanning North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, the Caribbean, and Australia...
0.557 million
- Air China
Air China Ltd is the People's Republic of China's state-owned and second-largest commercial airline after China Southern Airlines. It is the flag carrier and the only airline in the world to fly the national flag on its entire fleet...
0.531 million
- United Airlines
United Air Lines, Inc., trading as United Airlines , is a major airline of the United States. It is a subsidiary of UAL Corporation with corporate offices in Chicago at 77 West Wacker Drive in the Chicago Loop. United's largest hub is O'Hare International Airport, where it has more than 550 daily...
0.525 million
- Cargojet Airways
Cargojet Airways Ltd. is a scheduled cargo airline based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It operates cargo services in Canada and internationally, as well as full aircraft charters. Its main base is John C Munro Hamilton International Airport...
0.517 million
- China Eastern Airlines
China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited is an airline headquartered on the grounds of Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport in Changning District, Shanghai, People's Republic of China. It is a major Chinese airline operating international, domestic and regional routes...
0.458 million
Source for 2004 data:
International Air Transport AssociationThe International Air Transport Association is an international industry trade group of airlines headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where the International Civil Aviation Organization is also headquartered. IATA's mission is to represent, lead and serve the airline industry. IATA...
. Note that it only includes data for member airlines.
See also
- Airlift
Airlift may refer to:*Airlift, in logistics, the act of transporting people or cargo from point to point using aircraft*Airlift , in nautical archaeology, a suction device for moving sand and silt underwater...
- Cargo aircraft
A cargo aircraft plane is a fixed-wing aircraft designed or converted for the carriage of goods, rather than passengers. They are usually devoid of passenger amenities, and generally feature one or more large doors for the loading and unloading of cargo...
- Counter-to-counter package
In the airline and some other transportation industries, a counter-to-counter package is a quicker alternative to standard freight for the shipment of small parcels and envelopes...
- HAZMAT
Hazmat, HazMat and similar terms can refer to:* Hazardous materials and items: see Dangerous goods* Hazardous chemical classification and firefighting modes: see Hazchem* A hazmat suit is a type of protective clothing...
- IATA e-freight
IATA e-freight is a project that aims to take the paper out of the air cargo supply chain, much like the e-ticket project removed paper from passenger travel. The project is part of the IATA Simplifying the Business programme....
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