Air Cargo Test 1

Cargolux is an example of _____

all-cargo airline

In 2018, the Cargolux Group had a total of 8,409 million freight ton-kilometers (FTKs) across its worldwide network while its total available ton-kilometers was 12,375 million. What is the load factor of Cargolux Group in 2018? 

67\.9%

Which of the following is not considered as air cargo? 

passenger luggage

Which of the following except ______ will normally be shipped by air? 

Grain

According to Boeing's most recent forecast, the world air cargo traffic in the worst scenario will grow at 3.6% annually during the 2022-2041 period. Based on this forecast, how many years will it take for the world air cargo traffic to double its volume? 

19-20 years

Which of the following is negatively correlated with air cargo demand? 

Inventory-to-sales ratio

In recent years, air cargo transport accounts for about ______ of international trade by goods volume. 

3%

In 2021, United Airlines had a total of 178,499 million revenue passenger-kilometers (RPK), and it had total of 4,795 million freight ton-kilometer (FTK). The total cargo revenue earned by United Airlines in 2021 was $2,349 million. What is the cargo yield earned by United Airline in 2021? 

48\.9 cents per FTK

Those cargo operators using freighters account for about ____ of cargo revenue worldwide. 

90%

Which of the following is correct about the use of air cargo transport for shipping high-tech products? 

Air cargo transport is less used when shipping high-tech products during the maturity stage of its life cycle.

Which of the following has the highest cargo load factor?

freighter aircraft

Freight forwarders are very important linchpin in the air cargo industry, connecting shippers and cargo operators. There are over _________ registered freight forwarders in the U.S. and many of them are small-medium enterprises. 

3500

Which of the following types of marine transportation has some overlapped shipments with air cargo transport? 

Maritime containership cargo

Which of the following is the correct ranking of the annual growth rate of world trade, GDP, and air freight volume? 

 

AGR of World Air Freight > AGR of World Trade > AGR of World GDP

Which of the following except ________ will drive the growth of air cargo traffic? 

Oil and fuel price increase

Which of the following except ________ will deter the growth of air cargo traffic? 

Open skies and new air service agreements

Which of the following airports is ranked as the largest world air cargo airport in 2020? 

Memphis/MEM

Which of the following is ranked as the world largest cargo airline in 2020?  

FedEx

In 2018, the total world air freight traffic was about 231 billion ton-km (FKTs), and its volume was about 55 million. What is the average distance of air freight shipments worldwide in 2018? 

4200km

Which of the following except _______ would favor the use of air transport rather than ocean transport for shipping iPhone products from China to Frankfurt? 

The consideration of shipping cost.

Under the Montreal Convention (1999), the claim to the carrier for destruction, loss or damage of cargo is limited to _______ per kilogram. 

SDR 19

The participants at the Chicago Conference did not agree on the mutual exchange of the ______freedoms of the air.

3rd and 4th freedoms of air

Which freedom of air is true for the following itinerary: All Nippon Airways (ANA) of Japan flies passengers from New York, the U.S. (JFK) to Beijing, China (PEK) via a stop at Narita International Airport (NRT) in Tokyo, Japan?

6th freedom of air

Which of the following airports except _______ are granted with co-mingling rights by the U.S. DOT? 

Orlando International Airport

With co-mingling rights at ANC, a foreign airline could pickup some cargo at Anchorage, and delivery them to other airports in the U.S. 

False

Which of the following except ________ help Anchorage Airport (ANC) become one of the major cargo airport worldwide. 

ANC has lots of local O&D cargo traffic that needs to be shipped to/from other countries worldwide.

Which of the following is correct about co-mingling rights? 

It allows an airline to do not only intra-fleet cargo transfer, but also inter-fleet cargo transfer.

The IATA was established right after which of the following conferences? 

The Chicago Convention (1944)

Which of the following freedom of air is essential for an all-cargo carrier to operate "triangular" itinerary on international routes? 

5th freedom of air

The Berlin airlift happened in which of the following years?

1948-1949

\n In recent years, air cargo transport accounts for about _________ of international \n trade by goods value.

35%

The global logistics industry is about $4.3 trillion, or 4% of world GDP, and it \n consists of about _______ freight forwarders and logistics firms worldwide.

40,000

\n According to the most recent Boeing's WACF, the global air freight volume (RTKs) \n will grow at _______ annually in the next 20 years.

4\.1%

Which of the following is correct about the importance of air cargo transport in the \n U.S. export/import business.

Air cargo transport accounts for a higher percentage of goods value in the \n U.S. export than import.

\n Which of the following formula is correct for calculating the average load factor of \n air cargo transport worldwide?

Revenue Ton-Kilometers divided by Available Cargo Ton-Kilometers

Which of the following except ________ will normally be shipped by air?

Coal

FedEx is an example of

Integrator

Traffic from Britain is coming to the U.S. on a U.S. airline, and then going to \n Canada on the same airline. Which freedom of air is this example about?

6th freedom of air

An airline like Virgin Atlantic Airways is operating flights between Chicago and New \n Orleans

8th freedom of air

A flight by AA from the U.S. to Britain is going on to France. Traffic could be picked \n up in Britain and taken to France.

5th freedom of air

\n Traffic from Britain is going to Canada on a US airline flight that does not stop in \n the U.S. on the way.

7th freedom of air

\n Which of the following conventions is the first one that set out rules to regulate \n liability for international carriage of passengers, luggage and cargo performed by \n commercial aviation?

Warsaw Convention (1929)

Which of the following convention is the first one that declared the complete and \n exclusive sovereignty of each nation over its airspace?

Paris Convention (1919)

The participants at the Chicago Conference agreed on the mutual exchange of the \n ______freedoms of the air.

First and second