Presented by-: Saurabh singh

Air transport
The appropriate mode of transaction generally depends on

market location, speed and cost. resorted to in most cases.

To move goods between continents, sea or air transport are When speed is essential air transport is prefered . When the need is urgent or delivery must be quickly

completed, air transport serves the purpose.but quic delivery costs more.

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Air transport capability is limited by lift capacity (load size constraints) and air craft availability.
The fixed cost of air transport is low compared to

rail,water and pipe line.

Air transport ranks second only to highway with respect

to low fixed costs.

Advantage of air transport

It creates new market or brings new market withien reach

and extends nmarkets.

Air transport extends the use of mobile production facility. Packing cost for air transit are relatively lesser then ocean

transport.
Apart from providing a high level of customer service,air

transport,particularly helps in savings in distribution costs.

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Because of the lesser time in transit,the locking of funds in the inventory in transit is minimized and inventory turn over is also fast. Air transport comes handy in delivering perishables in prime condition. Sending of samples for quick decision making,high fashion clothing,partes, perishables like

fresh fish and other such urgent demands can be fruitfully met out by using air transit.

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Simplified documentation system is followed with importance given for one document namely,air waybill.the IATA air waybill is. Acceptable on any IATA airlines thereby permitting flexibility .
Major airports world wide tend to be situated in the

centre of commercial/industrial areas compared with the major seaport.

Constraints in air transport

Limited capacity of air freighter and overall dimensions of acceptable cargo together with weight restrictions are constraints on air cargo. Very high operating expenses and initial cost of aircraft when related to overall capacity. Service is vulnerable to disruption when fog prevalis.

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Air freight relies on road primarily as feed distributor service .
The total exports and imports of India in 1995 and 96 by

air was 286000 and 129000 tonne respectively, which clearly highlights the substantial imbalance in the movement of goods by air.
For air export Delhi continues to be the main gateway, but as for imports are concerned Mumbai emerged as the hub.

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