Logistics- Air Cargo

Airindia cargo operation Today, Air India's modern fleet of Boeing and Airbus aircraft carries just about everything. From emeralds to elephants, pins to pigments, shrimps to super computers. That's why when you think of trading with India, or from India, Air India is your logical choice. An option which lakhs of  corporates and international enterprises have made. We have the infrastructure and the network to ensure smooth transportation and delivery of cargo, worldwide.

 Air India's cargo operations give you a capacity advantage, combined with a 13-city network in India alone. So you can arrange for hassle-free and direct Customs clearance both for your Export and Import cargo. In India, we fly to Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Goa, Kochi, Kozhikode and Lucknow. Internationally, Air India has tied up with various foreign airlines and trucking companies. This enables us to carry your cargo between Helsinki to Sydney.... or between any two points on the globe that you can think of. To support our Cargo operations, we have a highly skilled and experienced team of professionals backed by our o ur Training Division of international repute to constantly upgrade skills ski lls of our personnel.  At our warehouse in Mumbai, we have developed an indigenous system of  inventory management for cargo handling of import/export functions. This takes care of the entire management of cargo, supports Electronic Data Interface (EDI) messages with Indian Customs and replaces to a great  extent existing paper correspondence between Customs, Airlines, and the custodians. This also replaces manual handling and binning of cargo at the warehouse in Mumbai by Air India in our role as custodian and helps to identify large number of pieces for one Air Waybill with different weights and commodities binned in separate locations, track tr ack and identify arrival of 

part shipments under the same Air Waybills on different flights and maintain information on House Goods for a consol Air Waybill at the House Bill level.

Cargo types ir India's Cargo operation flies everything; to just about anywhere. Not very surprising, when you consider how far and wide Indians have settled. Vast populations have settled in the Gulf, the US, UK, Africa and the Far East. It is to enable them to maintain links with their friends and families back home. And to let  the entrepreneurs conveniently go about their business, that Air India has fine tuned its cargo services to their needs.  An active member of IATA, Air India carries all types of cargo including dangerous goods (hazardous materials) and live animals, provided such shipments are tendered according to IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations and IATA Live Animals Regulations respectively. So if you have something you'd like to fly down to or from India, but aren't sure if we will, here's the complete list of the airline's cargo operations.

Personal Effects  Air India entered the Guinness Book of Records for evacuating the largest number of civilians during the Gulf war in 1990. With them, logically came their bag and baggage in the form of unaccompanied baggage in the belly of our aircraft.

Foodstuff  To book unaccompanied baggage, please contact any of our offices. For facilitating you in Customs clearance for your unaccompanied baggage at Indian airports, you or your representative should approach Indian Customs at the airport  through our office with the following: a) Copy of Airway bill b) Passenger's passport  c) Baggage Declaration Form (BDF), duly completed

Sentimental Shipments We understand how traumatic it is to lose a dear one. That's why we make sure the mortal remains of the deceased are always carried with utmost care and concern. Besides passport of the deceased, the following documents are required for carriage of sentimental cargo : Death Certificate from a competent medical authority, Embalming and Packaging Certificate, Certificate issued by the Ambassador or his representative (Nationality of the deceased) with the deceased's full name, age at the time of death, place of death and photocopy of passport details. Photocopy of cancelled passport. It is necessary that the above documents are made in English, otherwise the same should be translated in English.

Postal Mail  Air India is undoubtedly the major carrier of postal mail out of India. We have also successfully bagged postal contracts from various Foreign Postal Administrations for uplift of Postal mail from their countries. For any enquiries, you may contact  our local offices in the countries concerned or mail us.

Odd-Sized Cargo

Do you have any odd sized cargo or heavy pieces to carry? Don't worry. Like we handle valuables and livestock, we also possess expertise in logistics to carry heavy and odd-sized.

Dangerous Goods India being an industrial and nuclear power, we regularly carry Dangerous Goods such as flammable, corrosive, poisonous and radioactive substances. Our Cargo staff is qualified under Dangerous Goods Regulations, to handle such consignments.

 Valuables In order to ensure security of your valuables, we have provided a container with a security locker, on flight. In fact, the entire operation of loading and unloading is carried out under the vigilant eyes of our Security personnel. India's largest foreign exchange earner is gems and jewellery, for which Air India gets its due share. White and yellow metals are our frequent flyers and a woman's best friend, diamonds, are our regular companions. Our carriage of valuables is not only restricted to gems and jewellery but also transportation of exquisite museum artifacts and paintings.  Among other valuables, we once had the privilege of carrying exquisite paintings, the Padshahnama from Queen Elizabeth's Windsor Castle collections, dating back to the 17th Century Mughal period. But we never forget that your life is more precious than all the riches of the world. And, at all times, we adhere to the strictest security for transportation of cargo on our flights. Either we ensure that the cargo is retained in our warehouse for 24 hours before loading on the flight, or the cargo is physically checked or x-rayed.

Livestock Over the years, we have acquired considerable expertise in carriage of livestock such as elephants, tigers, leopards, horses, cattle and pets. Recently Air India transported two plane loads of high breed horses from Europe to India.

Tips for Unaccompanied Baggage To book unaccompanied baggage, please contact any of our offices. For facilitating you in Customs clearance for your unaccompanied baggage at Indian airports, you or your representative should approach Indian Customs at the airport  through our office with the following:  A) Copy of Airway bill B) Passenger's passport  C) Baggage Declaration Form (BDF), duly completed

Mishandled Baggage  Any loss or damage to baggage must be reported immediately on arrival.  All mishandled baggage is traced through the worldwide computerized tracer system. Passengers can check the status of their missing bag on this site

Couriers Courier traffic is a rapidly growing market. Air India has been in the courier business transporting small packages and documents between destinations for years. As we now allow drop-off facility en-route, the on-board courier can carry courier loads to more than one destination, considerably saving on cost and time.

Cargo capacity

 Approximate Weekly Capacity Available: Country

Capacity

USA/CANADA

Approx. 163 tons (31 flights weekly  7 to New York, 7 to

Newark, 7 to Los Angeles, 3 to Toronto & 7 to Chicago. With wide trucking network in USA to more than 50 interior points. UK

Approx. 138 tons (24 flights weekly  21 to London & 3 to Birmingham.)

EUROPE

Approx. 68 tons (18 flights weekly - 11 flights to Frankfurt & 7 flights to Paris) With wide trucking network to cover interior points in Europe.

SOUTH ASIA FAR EAST  ASIA

Approx. 15 tons (3 flights to Dhaka)  Approx. 214 tons (38 flights weekly, 11 to Bangkok, 12 to Hong Kong, 4 to Seoul, 3 to Osaka, 4 to Shanghai, 4 to Narita.

SOUTH EAST  ASIA  

 Approx. 140 tons (32 flights weekly, 3 to Jakarta, 13 to Kuala Lumpur & 16 to Singapore.)

AFRICA

Approx. 15 tons (3 flights to Dar-es-Salaam/Nairobi)

Middle East  BAHRAIN/

 Approx. 42 tons (7 flights weekly)

DOHA DAMMAM

Approx. 48 tons (8 flights weekly)

DUBAI

Approx. 170 tons (28 flights weekly)

JEDDAH

Approx. 84 tons (14 flights weekly)

KUWAIT

Approx. 58 tons (9 flights weekly)

RIYADH

Approx. 85 tons (9 flights weekly)

Cargo jargons

 Airway Bill (AWB) The cargo equivalent of a passenger ticket which means the document made out by or on behalf of the shipper. It  evidences the contract between the shipper and the carrier(s) for carriage of goods over routes of the carrier.

Cargo Goods carried by airline(s) on behalf of its customer.

Cargo Terminal  A building or location where cargo is received, stored, Customs cleared and prepared for delivery and delivered.

Charter Contract 

 A special agreement whereby carrier for an agreed operation places at shipper's disposition the entire capacity of an aircraft.

Charterer  A person who has signed a charter contract with carrier.

Consignee  A person whose name appears on the AWB as the party to whom the goods are to be delivered.

Consignor (Shipper)  A person whose name appears on the AWB as the party contracting with the carrier(s) for carriage of goods.

Consignment (Shipment) One or more pieces of cargo accepted by the carrier from a single shipper, destined for one specific address moving on one  AWB to one consignee.

Cut-off time The latest time cargo will be accepted for a specific flight prior to its departure.

Destination The ultimate stopping place according to the contract of carriage.

Embargo Refusal by carrier for a limited period to accept goods for transportation.

IATA International Air Transport Association - an Association that establishes international rules and standards for participating air carriers.

IATA member Indicates an airline being member of the International Air Transport Association.

Interline Agreement   A contract between two or more carriers to expedite exchange of traffic between the parties to the agreement.

Minimum Connecting Time Perishables Time sensitive items needing specialised handling.

Unit Load Device (ULD) Pallet or rigid container used to hold cargo.

Imp link http://www.airportsindia.org.in/misc/Cargo_Talk.pdf 

Cargo airline From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cargolux Boeing 747-400F

Cargo airlines (or airfreight carriers, and derivatives of these names) are airlines dedicated to the transport of cargo. Some cargo airlines are divisions or subsidiaries of larger passenger airlines. Usage of large military airplanes for commercial purposes, pioneered by Ukraine's Antonov Airlines in 1990s, has opened new types of cargo for aerial transportation, redesigning world logistics market.

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[edit]Logistics  Air transport is a vital component of many international logistics networks, essential to managing and controlling the flow of goods, energy, information and other resources like products, services, and people, from the source of production to the marketplace. It is difficult or nearly impossible to accomplish any international trading, global export/import processes, international repositioning of raw materials/products and manufacturing without a professional logistical support. It involves the integration of information, transportation, inventory, warehousing, material handling, and packaging. The operating responsibility of logistics is the geographical repositioning of raw materials, work in process, and finished inventories where required at the lowest cost possible.

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FedEx Express DC-10

Larger cargo airlines tend to use new or recently built aircraft to carry their freight, but many use older aircraft, like the Boeing 707, Boeing 727, Douglas DC-8, DC-10, MD-11, Boeing 747, and theIlyushin Il-76. Examples of  the 60-year-old Douglas DC-3 are still flying around the world carrying cargo (as well as passengers). Short range turboprop airliners such as the An-12, An-26, Fokker Friendship, and British Aerospace ATP are now being modified to accept standard air freight pallets to extend their working lives. This normally involves the replacement of glazed windows with opaque panels, the strengthening of the cabin floor and insertion of a broad top-hinged door in one side of the fuselage.

 An-225, world's largest aircraft, also used by cargo airline.

 Antonov An-225 and Antonov An-124 are the worlds' largest aircraft, used for transporting large shipments and oversized cargos.  A number of cargo airlines carry a few passengers from time to time on their flights

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, and UPS once

unsuccessfully tried a passenger  charter airline division.

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cargo airlines

European Air Transport (EAT) Airbus A300B4F. EAT is a subsidiary of DHL Aviation, one of the world's largest cargo airline companies.

UPS Worldport Air Hub at Louisville International Airport.

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 ABX Air 

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 Aerologic

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 Aeromodal Cargolifter 

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 AirBridge Cargo

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 Airnet Express

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 Air Hong Kong

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 Air Transport International

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 American International Airways/Kalitta

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 Antonov Airlines

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 Aloha Air Cargo

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 Atlantic Airlines (United Kingdom)

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 ATRAN Cargo Airlines

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 Atlas Air 

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 Arrow Airways Inc.

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 Australian air Express

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 Avient Aviation

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Blue Dart Aviation

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Burlington Air Express

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CAL Cargo Air Lines

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Capital Cargo International Airlines

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Cargo 360

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Cargojet Airways

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Cargolux

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Challenger Air Cargo

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China Cargo Airline

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Cielos Airlines

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DAS Air Cargo

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Emerald Air 

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Emery Worldwide

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European Air Transport (branded "DHL")

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Evergreen International Airlines

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EVA Air Cargo

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FedEx Express

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Fine Air 

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First Flight

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Flying Tiger Line

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Freight India Logistics Pvt Ltd

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Gemini Air Cargo

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Great Wall Airlines

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Heavylift Cargo Airlines

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Jade Cargo International

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K-Mile Air 

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Kalitta Air 

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Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter  (on behalf of Purolator )

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Kitty Hawk Aircargo

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Kuzu Airlines Cargo

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LAN Cargo

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Maximus Air Cargo

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Millennium Air Xpress

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MNG Airlines

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Murray Air (National Air Cargo Group)

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National Airlines (5M)

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Nippon Cargo Airlines

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Polar Air Cargo

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Polet Airlines

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RAF-Avia

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Seaboard World Airlines

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Southern Air 

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Sundt Atlanta Skybridge

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Swiftport

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Swiftair 

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Tampa Cargo

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TCS Courier 

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TNT

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Tol Air 

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Transmile Air Services

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Turkish Cargo

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UPS Airlines

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Varig Log

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Volga-Dnepr 

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World Airways

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 Air India Cargo plane.

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 Aeromexpress

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 Air India Cargo

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 Air France Cargo

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 Alaska Air Cargo

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 Avianca Cargo

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British Airways World Cargo

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Delta Cargo-Delta operated hercules airplanes on cargo only routes during the 1970s

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Icelandair Cargo

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KLM Cargo

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LAN Cargo

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Lufthansa Cargo

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MASkargo

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Northwest Cargo

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SAS Cargo Group

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Singapore Airlines Cargo

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SriLankan Cargo

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Virgin Atlantic Cargo

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Swiss WorldCargo

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World Airways Cargo

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Qatar Airways Cargo

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Royal Jordanian Cargo

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Cathay Pacific

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China Airlines

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Emirates Sky Cargo

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Iran Air Cargo

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Japan Airlines (JALCARGO)

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total scheduled freight tonne-kilometers flown

1. FedEx Express 14.579 million 2. Korean Air 8.264 million 3. Lufthansa Cargo 8.040 million

4. United Parcel Service 7.353 million 5. Singapore Airlines Cargo 7.143 million 6. Cathay Pacific 5.876 million 7. China Airlines 5.642 million 8. Eva Airways 5.477 million 9.  Air France 5.388 million 10. Japan Airlines 4.924 million

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1. Korean Air 8.164 million 2. Lufthansa Cargo 8.028 million 3. Singapore Airlines Cargo 7.143 million 4. Cathay Pacific 5.876 million 5. China Airlines 5.642 million 6. FedEx Express 5.595 million 7. Eva Airways 5.477 million 8.  Air France 5.384 million 9. British Airways 4.771 million 10. Cargolux 4.670 million

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domestic scheduled freight tonne-kilometres flown

1. FedEx Express 8.984 million 2. United Parcel Service 4.260 million 3. Northwest Airlines 0.949 million 4. China Southern Airlines 0.860 million 5.  American Airlines 0.576 million 6. Delta Air Lines 0.557 million 7.  Air China 0.531 million 8. United Airlines 0.525 million 9. Cargojet Airways 0.517 million 10. China Eastern Airlines 0.458 million Source for 2004 data: International Air Transport Association . Note that it only includes data for member  airlines.