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Air Cargo Internet Exercise

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

During the evolution of the air cargo industry between 1930 and 1970, the primary source of revenue was _________.

a)

Air express service

b)

Air mail service

c)

Air freight forwarders

d)

All-cargo carriers

2.

Which of the following commodities are not well suited for routine shipment via air?

a)

The frequency and numerous destinations

b)

Construction Material

c)

Door-to-door service

d)

All-cargo carriers

3.

In the 1920s and 1930s, air carriers competed directly with the railway express agency (REA) for nationwide air express service.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Which of the following does NOT characterize demand for products shipped via air?

a)

The aircraft

b)

Door-to-door service

c)

All-cargo carriers

d)

High demand

5.

What is the key difference between combi-aircraft and passenger aircraft?

a)

The aircraft

b)

Combi-aircraft have cargo carrying capability on the main deck

c)

The cockpit crew; the aircraft; aircraft maintenance; aircraft insurance

d)

Loose cargo; small packages; contoured containerized cargo

6.

Combi-aircraft are ideal for which traffic patterns?

a)

Passenger carriers that also provide scheduled cargo service

b)

Are perishable; are time sensitive; require special handling and or storage

c)

Low volume of passenger traffic and high volume of cargo traffic

d)

Combi-aircraft have cargo carrying capability on the main deck

7.

Dry leased aircraft are registered with the lessor

a)

True

b)

False

8.

All-cargo aircraft move a majority of air cargo, as measured in freight kilotons.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Postal authorities in Europe have expanded cargo sector by investing in Integrated carriers.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

One expectation of the air mail act of 1925 (Kelly Act) was that air carriers would take subsidies earned from the movement of air mail and expand into passenger service.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Pharmaceuticals are often shipped via air because they are perishable; are time sensitive; require special handling and or storage.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The introduction of the Boeing 747 wide-body aircraft drove most carriers out of the all-cargo business

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The first all-cargo scheduled service was operated by United.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The correct name of the document for international air transportation of cargo is

a)

air cargo bill

b)

air freight bill

c)

airway bill

d)

airbill of lading

15.

In international airfreight business, FTK stands for

a)

Freight Transport Kelvin

b)

Full at 12-thousand

c)

Freight Terminal Kilometer

d)

Freight Tonne Kilometer

16.

Which airport handles the most freight in the world?

a)

Atlanta

b)

New York

c)

Memphis

d)

Hong Kong

17.

Cargo flights are often run overnight or at off-peak times.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

When did cargo planes evolve?

a)

1880s

b)

1890s

c)

1920s

d)

1930s

19.

On a cargo aircraft, what is the storage space called where the goods or cargo are kept?

a)

bottom hold

b)

cargo hold

c)

hull hold

d)

fuselage hold

20.

Which are the three functional areas of a cargo terminal?

a)

Export, Import and interline/Transshipment

b)

Warehouse, security, Customs

c)

Landside, airside, Customs

d)

Export, Import, warehouse