1. Briefly describe the different types of air cargo services available.
2. Do you think that the demand for air cargo will increase or decrease over the next three years? Why?
3. How does an air carrier determine how much a shipment will cost? What can a shipper do to reduce the costs of shipping a light but voluminous package?
4. How different are the ground transport alternatives in different areas of the world? What constraints does a shipper face when shipping with ground transport?
5. What is the concept of a land bridge? What effect will such a concept have on the frequency of use of containers in shipping cargo?
6. In what ways are oceangoing containers and aircraft containers different?