AIR CARGO INDUSTRY - ADAPTING TO THE INTERMODAL CONCEPT.

The principal intention of developing the International Standards Organization/International Air Transport Association 20 ft container for air cargo transport was to promote compatibility of land, sea and air cargo handling systems. However, although air cargo carriers have indicated that they are keen to learn as much as possible from the handling techniques of surface transport operators, the high costs of new equipment have so far inhibited widespread installation of the type of facilities seen at seaports. With accelerating growth of containerization, however, there are signs that the picture might well soon change.