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    Moving boxes by air : the economics of international air cargo / Peter S. Morrell.

    • Title:Moving boxes by air : the economics of international air cargo / Peter S. Morrell.
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    • Author/Creator:Morrell, Peter S., 1946-
    • Published/Created:Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2011.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Aeronautics, Commercial--Freight.
    • Description:xx, 332 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:9781409402527 (hbk. : alk. paper)
      1409402525 (hbk. : alk. paper)
    • Contents:Machine generated contents note: 1.1. Air Cargo Traffic Trends
      1.2. Air Cargo and the Economic Cycle
      1.3. Airport Traffic
      1.4. Hub Transhipment Traffic
      1.5. Air Cargo Traffic Variation within a Year
      1.6. Air Cargo Capacity
      2.1. Commodities Carried
      2.2. Special Handling Items
      2.3. Humanitarian Aid
      2.4. Defence Support
      2.5. Modal Choice
      2.6. Bimodal Shipment
      3.1. Licensing of Airlines
      3.2. Regulation of International Air Services
      3.3. Mail Regulation
      3.4. Future Air Cargo Liberalisation
      4.1. Introduction
      4.2. Network Carriers
      4.3. Low-Cost Carriers
      4.4. Regional Carriers
      4.5. Major Domestic Carriers
      4.6. Passenger Flights of Combination Carriers
      4.7. Freighter Flights of Combination Carriers
      4.8. Freighter Flights by Freight-Only Carriers
      4.9. Charter and ACMI Operators
      4.10. Air Cargo Carriers by Region
      4.11. Conclusion
      5.1. Courier Companies
      5.2. Integrated Carriers
      5.3. Post Offices
      5.4. Freight Forwarders and Consolidators
      5.5. Maritime Operators
      6.1. Air Cargo Alliances
      6.2. Air Cargo Mergers and Acquisitions
      7.1. Passenger Aircraft: Lower Deck
      7.2. Freighters: Converted from Passenger Aircraft
      7.3. New Production Freighters
      7.4. 'Combi' and Quick Change Aircraft
      7.5. Unit Load Devices for Aircraft
      7.6. Aircraft Operations
      7.7. Future Freighters
      8.1. Information Flows
      8.2. Physical Facilities
      9.1. Marketing Environment
      9.2. Air Cargo Marketing Strategies
      9.3. Air Cargo Product
      9.4. Air Cargo Promotion
      9.5. Air Cargo Distribution
      10.1. Cargo Revenue and Yield Trends
      10.2. Structure of Yields by Major Region and Type of Service
      10.3. Air Freight Pricing
      10.4. Revenue Management
      11.1. All-Cargo Airline Costs
      11.2. Freighter Aircraft Costs by Aircraft Type
      11.3. ACMI/Wet Lease Aircraft Operating Costs
      11.4. Problems of Joint Production on Passenger Services
      12.1. Cargo Airline Profitability
      12.2. Nippon Cargo Airlines Case Study
      12.3. Federal Express Case Study
      12.4. Network Carrier Cargo Subsidiaries
      13.1. Background
      13.2. Aircraft Noise
      13.3. Air Transport's Existing Contribution to Global CO2 Emissions
      13.4. Environmental Taxes and Charges
      13.5. Emissions Trading Schemes and Air Cargo
      13.6. Air Cargo and Food Miles
      13.7. Conclusions
      14.1. Air Cargo Forecasting Approaches
      14.2. Airline Forecasts
      14.3. Airport Forecasts
      14.4. Air Traffic Management Forecasts
      14.5. Aircraft Manufacturer Forecasts
      14.6. ICAO Forecasts
      14.7. OAG Forecasts
      14.8. Other Industry Forecasts
      14.9. Conclusions
      15.1. Air Cargo Issues
      15.2. Air Cargo Prospects.
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