民航货运英语.pdf

LESSON ONE The development of air cargo航空货运的发展 Small package service : A specialized service guaranteeing the delivery of small parcels within specified express time limits ,e.g. same day or next day. This traffic is subject to size and weight limitations. Most passenger air carriers also provide this service at airport ticket counters with delivery at destination baggage claim area. It ’s often referred to as counter to counter. Ton mile : The commonmeasurementof transportation productivity. One ton mile means one ton of cargo flown one mile. All-cargo aircraft: Aircraft for the carriage of cargo only, rather than the combination of passengers and cargo . Cargo aircraft carry palletized or containerized traffic on the main deck and either unitized or bulk cargo on the lower deck. Cargo aircraft are normally equipped with special cargo loading systems on the main deck. Also referred to as freighters. TEXT The term air cargo is generally used in the broad sense, to include air freight , mail ,and the several types of expedited small package services. In short, almost everything that goes in the cargo compartment on a passenger flight is considered air cargo ,except passenger baggage, which is treated as part of the passenger. The airline got their start carrying mail, then progressed into the passenger business and moved to substantial participation in the freight business. Yet although it was the latecomer, air freight was once the fastest-growing segment of the airline industry. From 1961 through 1971, the ton-miles of freight carried by USscheduled airlines had nearly a fivefold increase, while passenger-miles increased a little over threefold. The 1970s showed slower but steady growth, about a 67 per