International Air Cargo Business

1 - INTRODUCTION .............................. 1

Background on Issue ....................... 1

Problem Statement ......................... 1

2 - INTERNATIONAL AIR CARGO INDUSTRY .......... 2

Development and Current Status ............ 2

Future Potential .......................... 5

3 - INTERNATIONAL LANDING RIGHTS .............. 6

Background on Policies .................... 7

"Fifth Freedom" Rights .................... 9

Potential to Affect International Air

Cargo Business ............................ 10

4 - SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION .................... 13

Summary of Findings ....................... 13

Conclusions ............................... 13

WORKS CITED ........................................ 14

"FIFTH FREEDOM" RIGHTS AND THE FUTURE OF THE INTERNATIONAL AIR CARGO BUSINESS

This research examines the issue of "fifth freedom" rights, together with the potential for this issue to affect the future of the international air cargo business. Background on the issue and a problem statement are presented in the following sub-sections of this introduction.

The increasing globalization of economic activity is leading to substantial and steady increases in demand for intern

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fect the future of perishable air cargo, the shipping of perishables by air may suffer ("Back to the Future" 56). Developments in modified atmosphere containers that are not suitable for use in air transportation due to dangerous goods regulations could limit the growth of perishable air cargo. Alternatively, however, the probability of supplying fresh yellow fin tuna to a sushi bar in Tokyo via sea transport, as an example, appears to be slim. International Landing Rights International landing rights, of which "fifth freedom" rights are a part, are reviewed in this section. This review is presented in discussions concerning the policy background for landing rights, the "fifth freedom" rights issue, and the potential for the issue to affect the international air cargo industry, Background on Policies The extension of airline services to new markets by foreign airlines is dependent upon the granting of landing rights to such foreign airlines by the governments of the target countries. The granting of landing rights in the United States to a foreign airline, as an example, requires a bilateral agreement between the United States federal government and the government of the country in which the foreign airline is based. Bila
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Approximate Pages = 15 (250 words per page)

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