Air transportation

Aviatransportation (air transportation)

is a method of transportation using aircrafts.

The information about the cargo which must be provided in order to carry out the cargo transportation:

You must provide information about the category of the flight you have chosen, packing list, volume, weight and dimensions of the cargo, conditions of transportation, information about the sender and recipient.

Flight category

1. Regular flights. They are sent according to the schedule approved between the carrier and the airport. Depending on the rating of the airline, the frequency of flights and the cost will differ.
2. Charters. The aircraft is booked for certain dates and customers. The date of departure is selected after a sufficient number of applications for package units have been collected. .

The nature of the cargo

is determined by the purpose of the cargo and the field of industry to which it belongs. A special classification of goods has been developed.

Classification:

general cargo and special cargo.

General cargo – is a cargo that does not require special, additional conditions for its transportation.

Special cargo:

1. Heavy-weight and large-dimensioned cargo.
Heavy-weight cargo - cargo, which in size and / or shape requires the use of special loading-unloading equipment, additional packaging equipment, exceeds the overall dimensions of loading hatches and cargo compartments of passenger ships

Perishable (time- urgent) cargo.
Special cargo condition or applicability of which for a particular purpose may be impaired as a result of undesirable changes in temperature, humidity or delay in delivery. Among the items of cargo belonging to perishable ones: - products of plant origin: vegetables and fruits, berries, citrus fruits; – products of animal origin: meat of animals and birds, chilled and smoked fish and seafood, eggs, including hatchery eggs, caviar; - processed products: oil, fats, frozen fruits and vegetables, sausages, canned food, meat products, cheeses, dairy products; - live plants, flowers, seedlings, tubers, seeds; - live fish stock: fry, fingerlings, live caviar. – preserved blood, vaccines, sera, medical and biological preparations, live human organs, frozen embryos. – Newspapers, magazines.

3. Moisty (wet) cargo.
Special cargo, containing liquids (excluding items classified as dangerous goods). Wet items include liquids in watertight containers, foodstuffs packed with wet ice, fresh, frozen or chilled meat/fish, seafood, vegetables that may release liquid, live animals.

4. Human remains.

5. Cargo with an unpleasant odor (odorous cargo)
Special cargo, which, due to its strong odor, can only be accepted packed in watertight containers sealed in such a way that no odor escapes. Among the items of cargo related to "odorous" are fresh skins, essential oils, fresh or salted entrails (intestines).

6. Live animals
Special cargo, the rules for the transportation of which are established in IATA 620 Resolution, Annex A: "Live Animals Regulation" (Rules for the transportation of live animals), which came into force from October 1994. An alphabetical list of animals is included in the Rules. The term "live animals" includes live animals, birds, mammals, reptiles, fish, amphibians.

7. Dangerous cargo
Special cargo, which are things or substances that pose a significant danger to human health and property during air transportation. The list of hazard classes of cargo and their names is provided in the ICAO Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air.

8. Art objects and museum exhibits. .
Special cargoes classified as follows: Class 1 - Painting on wood
Class 2 - Parchments or works of art from animal or plant origin materials
Class 3 - Glass, enamel, ceramics, rusting metals.
Class 4 - Sculptures in stone and individual frescoes
Class 5 - Partially rusting metals
Class 6 - Paintings on canvases
Class 7 - Mosaics.

9. Human blood and organs

10. Diplomatic cargo (mail)

11. Valuable cargo

Classification of dangerous goods:

1 Class - explosive materials and items;
2 Class - compressed, liquefied and dissolved under pressure gases;
3 Class – highly flammable liquids;
4.1 class - highly flammable solid substances; ;
4.2 class - spontaneously flammable substances;
4.3 class - substances that emit flammable gases in contact with water;
5.1 class - oxidizing substances;
5.2 class - organic peroxides;;
6.1 class - toxic substances;
6.2 class - by-products of animal processing and infectious substances;
7 class - radioactive materials;
8 class — corrosive substances;
9 class - other hazardous substances.

Cargo shipper

a natural or legal person who, under a contract for the transportation of goods, acts on his own behalf or on behalf of the owner of the goods and is indicated in the bill of lading.

Cargo receiver

a person to whom, at the direction of the Cargo shipper, the cargo should be issued at the destination point. Not being a party to the contract of transportation, he/she acquires certain rights and bears obligations stipulated by the contract concluded by the Cargo shipper with the carrier.

Cargo dimensions

these are the length, height and width, and weight of the cargo. There are standard-sized and oversized cargo.

Standard-sized cargo

is a cargo dimensions of which do not exceed the dimensions allowed for transportation and the norms established by the rules of the traffic. In other words, the standard-sized dimension is the size of the cargo that can be placed in a standard vehicle.

Oversized cargo

is a cargo dimensions of which exceed the dimensions allowed for transportation and the norms established by the rules of the traffic. In other words, oversized dimension is the size of the cargo that cannot be placed in a standard vehicle.

Net weight

the weight of the goods without tare and packaging.

Gross weight

the weight of the goods, including tare and packaging.

Is packaging necessary for cargo?

Yes, your cargo needs to be packed and/or palletized, which is the responsibility of the cargo shipper.

Volumetric weight

is a value that shows how much space in an aircraft this or that cargo will take based on its density. You need to find out which is more - weight or volumetric weight. The price is calculated based on the larger value.

The following formula is used to calculate the volumetric weight: Volumetric weight = length x width x height (in cm) / 6000

Documentation used for the transportation of cargo:

1.For shipping clearance:

Cargo shipper's letter with instructions for issuing an air waybill (AWB);

AWB - Air Way Bill (AWB) - a document confirming the existence of an agreement between the Cargo shipper and the carrier (airline or airline agent) on the transportation of cargo by the carrier's airlines. This document accompanies the cargo shipped by an international carrier, includes shipping information, and allows us to track shipments. The cargo receiver has several copies so that the parties involved in the shipment can document this.

MAWB (Master Air Waybill) - (main or master waybill) has a serial number with an airline prefix and is assigned by the airline itself. This waybill contains the names and addresses of agents of those countries from where the goods are sent and where they arrive.
HAWB (House Air Waybill) - (house or internal waybill). Carries a serial number with the HAWB prefix, which is assigned by the agent himself/herself. This waybill contains all information about the sender and recipient according to the attached invoice;
SHIPPER'S DECLARATION FOR DANGEROUS GOODS;
SHIPPER'S CERTIFICATION FOR LIVE ANIMALS;
SECURITY DECLARATION.

2. Flight documentation
- CARGO MANIFEST;
- Air Cargo Transfer Manifest;
- LOADSHEET / LOADMESSAGE (LDM);
- Special - Load - Notification to Captain (NOTOC);
- Loading Instruction / Report.

3.Warehouse documentation
-Logs of registration of acceptance and dispatch of goods;
Logs of registration of arrival and issuance of goods, etc.

4.For registration of malfunctions
- Notice of NON-Delivery-Irregularity Report (IRP);
- Cargo-Damage Report (CDR); ;
- Commercial act;
- Report of the damaged cargo inspection.

ETD

Estimated time of transport departure.

ETA 

Estimated time of transport arrival.

Additional fees at the point of arrival:

there are the following types of fees: airport, warehouse, customs, state and delivery fees.

Payment Process

After each shipment, our company will send an invoice, according to which you will pay the corresponding amount to the account number indicated in the invoice, and then send us a payment order.