Noun
air cargo (uncountable)
The payload of an aircraft (not counting passengers).
Cargo (freight) that is carried by air.
So while I was in college I did a little study on the freight industry, the air freight industry. And I looked at this company called Flying Tiger. And I actually put a thousand dollars in it and I remember I thought this air cargo was going to be a thing of the future. Peter Lynch
According to the federal government’s inspector general of biosecurity, in a normal year more than 18,000 vessels, 1.8m sea cargo consignments, 41m air cargo consignments, 152m international mail items and 21m passengers arrive in Australia. Source: Internet
IATA acknowledged that land transport will also play an important role in vaccine distribution -- especially in developed economies with local manufacturing capacity, "but vaccines cannot be delivered globally without the significant use of air cargo." Source: Internet
Cross-border vehicular traffic dropped by 65.1% year-on-year to 908,000 trips, while flight movements declined 74.3% year-on-year to just 9,161 trips and air cargo reduced by 28.1% to 13,215 tonnes. Source: Internet
Elsewhere in the government, the Treasury Department recently released an accounting of its emergency lending program for airlines and air cargo carriers under the pandemic relief legislation. Source: Internet
Mr Macharia said the deal "will facilitate expansion of air freight services by allowing airlines from both countries to set up and operate air cargo hubs in either country". Source: Internet