Air Transport System: Introduction

Air Transport System

In this section, you will learn more about the air transport system. The air transport system will be presented according to the structure of the conceptual system model of transport and traffic. You will learn more about the goods, being transported by air, the different kind of airplanes, used air corridors and airports.

1. Introduction

In this section, you will learn more about the air transport system. You will get to know the activities that drive this system and the goods that are transported by air transport. You will then be introduced to the airplanes used for transportation. In addition, the infrastructure of the air corridors and its airport facilities will be explained. Finally, the advantages and disadvantages of air transport will be highlighted.

Mindmap — Air transport system model von Prof. Dr.-Ing. Heike Flämig, Dorothee Schielein (CC BY-SA)

Literature

Flämig, H., Sjöstedt, L., Hertel, C. (2002): Multimodal Transport: An Integrated Element for Last-Mile-Solutions? Proceedings, part 1; International Congress on Freight Transport Automation and Multimodality: Organisational and Technological Innovations. Delft, 23 & 24 May 2002. (modification of Sjöstedt 1996)