In air chartering the charterer will be charged on the basis of a round – trip. However the agent and carrier may try to fill the empty sector to avoid flying a “dead leg” (empty leg ). The charter price may then reflect a calculated risk on the part of the operator, depending on whether [...]
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Part Charter
To charter an aircraft or vessel to carry a quantity of goods which represents only part of the cargo.
Charters – Air
To move large or outsize loads, cargo agents and consolidators charter an aircraft from an airline. Also an aircraft may be chartered to fly to destinations not served or infrequently served by scheduled carriers. Another factor could be where transport by road or rail is impossible to inland destinations. All charter costs are payable before [...]
Charter contract – Air?
The contract of carriage between an airline and a charterer, it stipulates the conditions of the charter i.e. the aircraft type – cubic capacity and maximum weight limitations of the payload offered – time an date of operation – airports between which the aircraft will operate – price and charges payable and the charge for [...]
Block Off
This is an air cargo term and refers to the fact that International Air Transport Association (IATA) scheduled airlines can block off a scheduled cargo flight which is under utilized, and sell the capacity to a charterer. This is an air cargo term and refers to the fact that International Air Transport Association (IATA) scheduled [...]
