History of the Air Cargo Industry

History of Air Cargo Industry
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History of Air Cargo Industry
Air cargo industry is one of the important service industries that are very crucial to the growth of the world economy. Air cargo industry has undergone numerous developments and improvements since it was first launched. According to reports, the first air cargo appeared in the United States in the year 1910 CITATION Hep05 \l 1033 (Heppenheimer, 2005). One of the first models of the air cargo planes to be used was the Wright Model B with a carrying capacity of around 200 pounds CITATION Bil02 \l 1033 (Bilstein, 2002). In 1911, the first world official airmail flight was launched. Since then, continued research and innovation in the air industry has seen advances in cargo planes with improved carrying capacity being developed. In the late 1920s, most airlines operated air cargo planes promoting businesses among the states. The advent of air cargo industry, on the other hand, has boosted how business operates as fewer inventories are required. This paper highlights the history and development of air cargo industry and evaluates some of the significant development events in the air cargo industry.
In the 1920s, the volume of goods handled by the air cargo industry increased significantly CITATION Han07 \l 1033 (Grandjot, Roessler, & Roland, 2007). In 1927, an estimated 20,801 kilograms of goods were shipped and in 1929, the figure rose steadily to an approximate 116, 774 kilograms. The growth in the air cargo industry was witnessed in the following years and by 1931 the volumes of good that were shipped were estimated to be more than 453,592 kilograms per year. The United States made several attempts to organize the air cargo industry from 1920s with less success until the period after the World War II where the commercial air cargo airlines emerged CITATION Han07 \l 1033 (Grandjot, Roessler, & Roland, 2007).
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