Air Freight - InCoTerms

A focused, hands-on day to master how Incoterms interact with air freight realities: AWB/e-AWB, chargeable weight, ULDs, actors in the chain, security, and the documents that make or break a shipment. Built from real air-cargo practice to help you choose the right rule and avoid classic pitfalls.

After the training the participant shall be able to:

• Know the air-cargo actors, core documents and flows
• Understand how Incoterms allocate costs, risks and tasks in air shipments
• Recognize which Incoterms apply to air (and which are maritime-only)
• Set the right rule for a particular air-freight contract (EXW/FCA/CPT/CIP/DAT/DAP/DDP)
• Use and apply the Air Waybill (HAWB/MAWB) and shipper instructions correctly
• Calculate chargeable weight / Pivot Weightand read tariff grids and add-ons
• Identify dangerous-goods documentation and security requirements

• Air-cargo overview & actors: shipper, air-freight forwarder, handling agent, GSA, carrier; customs and carriers
• Air Waybill essentials (MAWB/HAWB) & e-AWB: roles, who issues/signs, legal effect (Montréal), electronic transition and booking/e-freight
• Incoterms for air: what the rules do (risk/cost split, delivery point), what they do not do (ownership/payment law); seven rules applicable to air; maritime-only terms to avoid in air
• Tariffs & chargeable weight: general cargo pricing, taxable/volume weight (1 m³ = 166.667 kg), rounding rules, typical surcharges and who pays what on the AWB
• ULDs, pallets & handling: ULD identifiers (AKE, PAG…), dimensions, why hubs love ULDs; implications for packing/handling
• Airports & hubs (quick tour): hub-and-spoke logic and operational impact (cut-offs, night ops)
• Security & safety: regulated agents, known consignors, OEA; shipper’s DG declaration and operator checks; labels overview
• Practical exercises:
  • pick the right Incoterm for 5 air scenarios (door/airport, insurance, customs roles)
  • compute chargeable weight and build the AWB charges panel
  • sanity-check of AWB/HAWB set for groupage vs. direct

Participants will have access to a training certificate delivered by the House of Training.