An Introduction into the Air Cargo Supply Chain

Air Cargo, what is it? How does air cargo provide vital supply for our daily lives and the economies of our countries? What are the mechanisms that make the global world of air cargo go around? How do the decisions we take sitting on our couch at home affect air cargo? Join us for an insight into the world of air cargo, a fascinating and underestimated sector of the global supply chain. 

This course will provide you with a global overview of air cargo, the major global supply trade lanes, and what it takes to move a shipment from one side of the world to the other, including a variety of commodities and the various checks and charges that are taken into consideration. We will also provide an overview of the differences between air cargo products, taking a look into the General and Express worlds of air cargo and how they differ. 

Attending this video course will enable you to gain a real understanding of the world of air cargo which will provide the platform for your future engagements in the world of air cargo and logistics, whether that be from an employment or a studying perspective.

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Explain the role that air cargo plays in the Global Supply Chain
• Experience the life of a cargo shipment from the shipper to the consignee
• Identify the major air cargo commodities that fly daily throughout our world

• Newly graduated Transport & Logistics students who would like a deeper dive into air cargo
• New entrants into the air cargo sector of the industry
• Future supply chain professionals 
• The general public who would like to understand what really makes the cargo supply chain tick