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aviainform | Air Commerce |
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The Air Freight industry is undergoing dramatic structural changes. Network and HUB strategies will impact the relationship between forwarders, air carriers and airports.
We see “Air Commerce” as a network-based industry.
Air Commerce, as its name suggests, takes a broader perspective into our business and defines the role of all participants in the industry – including air carriers, forwarders, airport operators and financial institutions. Air Commerce is best defined in the context of business logistics and, more broadly, the world economy. Air Commerce encompasses all firms involved, directly or indirectly.
Participant Group
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Description |
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| End Users |
- The seller and buyer in the economic transaction enabled by air transportation of goods.
- The basic price/speed transportation decission may be made either by the shipper or consignee. However, specific routing decissions are usually not made by the end-user but rather service providers at retail level.
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- BASF
- DELL Computers
- Dupont
- IBM
- Metro Group
- Sony
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| Service Providers |
- Firms that provide transportation.
- Service providers operate both, at the industry's retail level where they transact with shippers, or at wholesale level. Non-integrated service providers operates primarily on the level of the other:
- Forwarders at retail level
- Airline and truck carriers at wholesale level
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Integrators
Forwarders
- Kuehne+Nagel
- Panalpina
- Schenker
Airlines
- Lufthansa Cargo
- Cargolux
- Emirates
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| Infrastructure Providers |
- Airport Operators
- Air Freight Terminals Operators and Developers
- Ground Handling providers
- Certain Sea Port operators (for multi-modal traffic)
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- BAA Plc.
- Fraport AG
- Hochtief Airport
- Swissport
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| Capital Providers |
- Banks and Leasing companies that provide (debt & equity) to service and infrastructure providers
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- Commercial Banks
- Export Credit Agencies
- Bondholders
- Shareholders
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