Exam 12: International Air Transportation

The Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT)is a program developed by the World Customs Organization for the prevention of terrorism acts against airfreighters.

OBC service stands for

Some airfeighters can be loaded through the aircraft's nose.

Large amounts of _____ enter the United States through the Miami Airport.

Not all freight that is within the appropriate size and weight constraints of passenger planes is allowed on such planes.

A cargo service that allows an exporter to ship a large quantity of goods to a location not normally served by cargo airlines would be

Aircraft designed so that freight is carried on the main deck as well as in the belly hold tend to be

International cargo services on passenger airplanes are somewhat unreliable because passenger airlines often ____________________ freight.

The biggest constraint on a shipper regarding the use of passenger airplanes for shipping freight is the issue of the freight's ____________________.

The largest cargo airport in the world is at ____________________.

The Paris convention of 1919

Even though countries may agree to "open-skies," the number of flights may be limited by the number of airport ____________________.

Aircrafts can be classified on a combination of range and capacity.

Quick-change aircraft can be easily transformed from carrying one type of cargo to another.

The largest cargo airport in the world is Miami,Florida.

FTK stands for

The Certified Cargo Screening Program mandates that all cargo shipped on passenger aircrafts be 100-percent inspected before being loaded.

The largest cargo airfreighter in the world is made by Boeing.

Airfreighters are fitted with a tail stand during loading operations in order to

International cargo in the belly of passenger airplanes is usually extremely urgent freight.