Air Freight Shipping - Air Freight Carriers

Air Freight Carriers

Freight is a term used to describe the cargo for shipment. Therefore air freight is the cargo that is being transported via air. This may be done using typical passenger airplane or through specialized cargo planes assigned for this industry.

It is primarily divided into several categories: a) parcel shipment, b) express deliveries, c) household goods, and d) freight shipments.

Each of these categories depend on the system which provided by the National Motor Freight Classification. Each class also corresponds to the goods that can be transferred. Parcels include those items that are usually boxed. In general express deliveries include items such as mails, envelopes and business papers. And talking about household goods, only those that can be considered furniture and household appliances can be subjected to price ranges and services provided in this area. And finally freight shipment though covers all other huge items that can't be accommodated by services functioning in the lower classes.

Moreover, air freight is divided into two categories: The Less-than-Truckload Freight which basically accommodate items that are less than 15 000 pounds and have the height of exactly 28 inches or even lesser than that. And other category of freight shipments is the Truckload Freight that covers item weighing 43 000 pounds or less and has the length not exceeding to 53 inches.

Shipments larger than these are often transported by super cargo planes. Such huge items as military equipments, planes and helicopters are carried through the Antonov AN-225-. Boeing 747-400 is usually configured into air freight carrier since it has space large enough to accommodate items for forwarding.