| fore, flying has been an innovation. Humans before | | | | deliver cargo. |
| couldn't imagine of a time without journey. All they | | | | The Air Cargo was active until the end of the world. |
| wanted was to fly. That's why airplanes were born. | | | | But in 1944, United and TWA began to be |
| Eventually, technology made it a reality for people to | | | | independent and had their own air freight business. |
| ride on the airplane near the pilot. People became | | | | There were lots of small plane owners who wanted |
| restless that they started thinking of some beneficial | | | | to part of the air cargo industry but were not |
| ways where they can use the plane. | | | | accepted. The big airlines didn't like smaller airlines to |
| It was on the year 1910 when the idea that a plane | | | | operate in the business. One reason for that was the |
| can be used to carry shipments began. History | | | | possibility that the small airlines might screw up the |
| revealed that a bolt of silk was the first to be | | | | constant status of the industry. Another reason was |
| shipped in a plane. The shipment was carried from | | | | the former didn't want to be involved in a |
| Dayton to Columbus in Ohio. This was said to be the | | | | competition. |
| first demonstration of the air freight. | | | | Unluckily, those small plane operators who tried fell by |
| In 1919, another shipment took place. A converted | | | | the pavement. There's only one that survived- it's |
| bomber was shipped by the American Railway | | | | called the "Flying Tigers". The Flying Tigers made it |
| Express. The cargo was 1100 pounds, and was | | | | because it carried both military and civilian freight. And |
| transported from Washington D.C to Chicago. | | | | it was also known before as the largest in air freight |
| Unluckily, the plane and the radiator froze had to land | | | | liner industry. |
| in Ohio. However, that didn't hinder the people from | | | | In spite of the good start, the air freight business |
| using the plane as freight carrier. | | | | wasn't developing that much. It didn't work well in the |
| During the late 1920s, more airlines operated as | | | | business. Until someone in the name of Fred Smith |
| freight carrier. The creation of the freight carrier was | | | | opened up his new air freight known today as the |
| used for American business only. The air freight had | | | | Federal Express. |
| helped them not only in making the transportation of | | | | The Air Freight Industry Today |
| merchandise rapidly but also the fast pace of the | | | | Federal express has been known today as one of |
| process. | | | | the successful air freight carrier. With the aid of |
| Undeniably, the primitive stages of the air freight | | | | modern technology, it now uses air freight software |
| business made a remarkable growth. | | | | to be able to provide the needs of the customers. |
| By the year 1927 to 1931 the number and size of the | | | | The air freight software is the latest innovation for |
| shipments had increased from 45,000 pounds to | | | | freight forwarders. It will resolve any problems in the |
| almost a million pounds. Though there were some | | | | system plus give you excellent and cost effective |
| effort at planning and organizing the air freight | | | | services. |
| business, the commercial air freight did not operate | | | | Today the FedEx or the Federal Express is linked |
| until World War II ended. | | | | with the (UPS) United Parcel. The two freight carrier |
| The top 4 known airlines namely: American, United, | | | | is now known to be the most reliable and trusted air |
| TWA and Eastern formed the Air Cargo Inc. The | | | | delivery services in the country. |
| primary mission of the company was to pick up and | | | | |