AIR FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION

Crows Cargo Carries is a dedicated cargo operator that especializes in air freight services. We are
not a Passenger operator or combination service. Our company focuses safety on transporting
cargo. Our fleet of aircraft can accommodate large and small valuable timesentitive cargo. We are
daily flights available from multiple locations around the country.

Our company is not a specialized operator. We will transport most any type of cargo, including
temperatura sensitive ítems that are not permitted in the belly holds of a combination service. We
contract with several global freight integrators. Once your shipment is uniloaded off our aircraft,
they get your shipments where need to go.

Our cargo aircraft uses the same routes through airspace as Passenger operators. We are committed
to abiding by all aviation regulations, both domestic and international. Ir rare causes, we encounter
impediments suchs as inclement weather or mechanical issues. In these cases, we make every effort
to repute your shipment so it still arrives on time. Our customer service center provides information
on shipments twenty-fours hours a day, seven days a week.

Get ready!

1. Before you read the passage, talk about these questions

 What are some benefits to using aircraft to transport cargo?

Dentro de los beneficios de usar una aeronave para el transporte de carga se encuentra:

- Se acorta el tiempo y se aumenta la velocidad de entrega.

- Amplio nivel de cobertura, alcance y formación de red independiente
- Mayor nivel de seguridad para la carga.
- Los tramites de este tipo de modalidad son pocos y sencillos.
- Se reduce el tiempo en que la mercancía permanece en tránsito.

Among the benefits of using an aircraft to transport cargo is:

- Time is shortened and delivery speed is increased.

- Broad level of coverage, scope and independent network formation
- Higher level of security for the load.
- The procedures of this type of modality are few and simple.
- The time in which the merchandise remains in transit is reduced.

 Why might some companies only choose to transport specific kinds of cargo?

Las empresas que transportan servicios especializados, ofrecen algunas ventajas tales como:
el hecho de que permiten ofrecer a sus clientes una mejor calidad y cantidad en el servicio, se
unifican los tramites requeridos para garantizar el servicio de transporte, se reducen los
costos en la operación y se da una mejor técnica al manejo de la carga.

The companies that transport specialized services, offer some advantages such as: the fact
that they allow to offer their clients a better quality and quantity in the service, the required
 procedures are unified to guarantee the transport service, the costs in the operation are
reduced and a better technique is given to the handling of the load.

Reading

2. Read the brochure. Then, mark the following statements as true (T) of falso (F).
- The company only transportes specific ítems. (F)
- The company is also a freight integrator. (F)
- The company does not transport passengers. (T)

Vocabulary

3. Match the words or phrases (1-8) with the definitions (A-H)

1. Aircraft
2. Valuable
3. Belly hold
4. Time-sensitive
5. Passenger operator
6. Specialized operator
7. Combination service
8. Impediment

a. The underside of an aircraft where cargo is placed for transport. (3)

b. A company that only transports passengers (5)
c. Needing to be delivered by a certain time or date (4)
d. Being worth a loto f money. (2)
e. A company that transport both cargo and passengers. (7)
f. A vehicle that is capable off light, such as an airplane or helicopter. (1)
g. A transport company that focuses on transporting certain goods. (6)
h. An obstacle that slows down progress. (8)