History and Development of the Air Cargo Industry

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are more than 250 747s in service belonging to approximately 40 operators world wide, and carrying everything from cut flowers, fresh produce, to as varied as payloads as boats, helicopters and large road vehicles. (Saling, 2004)

2. The impact of the famous Kelly Act of 1925 on the US air cargo industry was to attract big businesses, or private airlines into the aviation sector, and in turn provide for the beginning of commercial aviation in the United States. The 1926 Air Commerce Act on the other hand provided the US government the requisite authority as well as responsibility for the regulation of the commercial aviation in the country. The establishment of the Civil Aeronautics Authority (CAA) in the year 1938 followed this. The CAA was assigned the responsibility of introducing financial stability to the US Air industry through setting up of airline routes, fares, and safety standards. The CAA also formed the Air Safety Board to oversee investigations into air accidents. ...

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arose a need for greater aircraft to carry huge cargoes and the introduction of the large jet aircrafts, such as the Boeing and Douglas companies duly filled this need. Both these companies also introduced the concept of freighters, aircrafts that could accommodate both passengers as well as cargo within the body of the same aircraft. Jumbo Jet is one such example, which provided for both passenger space, as well as cargo that is commonly placed in the belly or lower decks of the same plane. Just as the need for accommodation of both cargo and passengers rose, so did the packaging systems of cargo. From the earlier loose cargo, the new form constitutes of metal cargo containers that are ...

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