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C/OM/140. Dissertation. Problems and Difficulties experienced in the passenger and cargo departments of air logistics in UK

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2009

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The dissertation addresses the issues faced by the air cargo logistics in the UK examining the importance of airfreight services and air transport for the British economy, highlighting the features of the UK airfreight market, identifying the key players in the air transport industry, etc. The major air cargo carriers are described including British Airways (BA), Virgin Atlantic, and other American, European and Asian airlines. A review of literature is presented touching on the modern challenges to air transportation, operations of airfreight businesses, capacity issues of cargo carriers, the implications of European air transport liberalization, airport constraints affecting the liberalization process, etc. The study of the passenger and cargo logistics in the UK is conducted to identify their problems and solutions through descriptive and explanatory methods of research including primary data collected through questionnaires and interviews with passengers. Conclusions are made about the problems in passenger and cargo logistics in British air transport ranking these problems by the degree of their importance and suggesting recommendations to the freight and logistics sector.

KEYWORDS: Dissertation, Air Logistics, UK air cargo, airfreight services, passenger air transport, cargo carriers,