Cargo airline

Volga-Dnepr: A Heavy-Lift Cargo Airline History/Background As the air cargo industry grew after World War II, the need for large cargo aircraft increased worldwide. Items such as military tanks, aircraft engines, space station sections, satellites, factory power plants, and large construction equipment needed to be transported from manufacturing plants or job sites to locations around the world. This type of cargo, also known as oversized, outsized, or heavy-lift cargo, did not fit in conventional

FedEx Express is a cargo airline that was founded in 1971 by Frederick Smith in Memphis Tennessee. The company is managed under the umbrella of FedEx Corporation, and it is one of the largest express companies in the world. Due to its rapid growth, FedEx Express has gone through several acquisitions and mergers with different cargo and logistic companies throughout its history, not only in domestic markets, but also internationally. In 1987, FedEx Express made the acquisition of Island Courier,

handle cargo attracting both big and small companies into the industry. The transportation of cargo is an indicator of how the international trade is performing and shows the position of the global economy. With the economies of countries growing wider every day the demand for consumer goods increases. The supply chain exists so that manufacturers can be connected to the suppliers and the middlemen to the shippers till it reaches the end user. Airports play an important part in the cargo transport

and convenient; the thought of what the carrier goes through does not cross anybody’s mind. The airline industry in cargo transport evolved from when the cargo industry began. When comparing all airliners in cargo transport, all the basics for carrying cargo seems to be the same. First aircraft and crew safety must be adhered to and proper weigh and balance must be accomplished. Inspection of the cargo is critical! Proper weight, hazardous material, and dimensions must be physically checked. Finally

companies from all over the world. In this research paper we will talk about the Saudi Arabian Airlines supply chain management. Specifically in two parts which is the transportation system they have and the warehouses. First of all the Saudi Arabian Airlines Organization is a big organization which founded in 1945 with a single airliner. Saudi Arabian Airlines has grown to one of the world leading airlines with over 40 million guests served by 55000 employees

1. Prepare to describe in class the competition in the overnight package delivery industry, and the strategies by which those two firms are meeting the competition. What are the enabling and inhibiting factors facing the two firms as they pursue their goals? Do you think that either firm can attain a sustainable competitive advantage in this business? Inhibiting factors: The main factors inhibiting both companies are each other, both companies have attained a market dominance that is hard to overcome

industry has adapted both in the cargo and passenger markets. These two broad markets will be expanded into some significant subsections and, using recent examples, I will seek to demonstrate how they adapt. Appendix A is a table displaying the areas that will be covered. Passenger Transport:

Lufthansa Cargo AG - Strategic SWOT Analysis Review Description: Lufthansa Cargo AG - Strategic SWOT Analysis Review Summary Lufthansa Cargo AG(Lufthansa Cargo) is a Germany-based company which provides cargo airline, air freight and logistics services. The company is engaaged in transporting cargo and mail from airport-to-airport. Lufthansa Cargo AG has a strategic partnership agreement with Fraport AG. The airline transported around 1.8 million tonnes of freight and mail. Lufthansa Cargo serves three

The Hague–Visby Rules were adapted after the Brussels Amendments of 1968 (officially the "Protocol to Amend the International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law Relating to Bills of Lading") originally from " The International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law relating to Bills of Lading 1924 (Hague Rules)" . International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law relating to Bills of Lading 1968 comes out from the model of The Harter Act 1892

History UPS started delivering packages by air as early as 1929 with United Airlines operating ford Tri-motors. UPS’s first airline venture started as a 50/50 partnership with DHL in a company called International Parcel Express (IPX). IPX hired a group of former Transamerica employees to gain the air carrier certificate. With 60 aircraft in the fleet of IPX by 1987, it was becoming difficult to manage with all the different contract carriers and aircraft. UPS announced it would be taking over