Air Freight and Global Supply Chain Course

Name: Air Freight and Global Supply Chain Foundations Training Course
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Control air cargo flow from booking and chargeable weight through documents, ground handling, secure transfer, visibility, and delivery.

Air Freight and Global Supply Chain Course

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Duration: 1 Week
Format: Classroom
Cities: Tashkent, Tokyo, Cape town, Marbella, Dubai, Amman and more
Next session: 8 – 12 November 2026, Tashkent
Average fee: 7,500 €

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Air Freight and Global Supply Chain Foundations Training Course

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Overview

Air Freight and Global Supply Chain Foundations Training Course is a one-week foundation course for air cargo, forwarding, logistics, airport, import-export, and customer-service teams who leave with an Air Freight Shipment Control Pack. The course connects air freight operations, the air cargo supply chain, chargeable weight calculation, air waybill control, unit load device handling, customs and security interfaces, visibility, and delivery. It addresses fragmented handoffs, document errors, capacity choices, and shipment exceptions. Agile Leaders Training Center delivers this course on air freight and global supply chains.

Who Should Attend

Teams responsible for air cargo bookings, shipment acceptance, routing, and customer coordination
Functions responsible for freight forwarding, export-import documents, customs data, and delivery records
Teams responsible for airport cargo terminals, ground handling, unit load devices, and transfer handoffs
Functions responsible for supply-chain planning, capacity, rates, visibility, and exception management
Teams responsible for cargo security interfaces, special handling, quality, and performance reporting

The course assumes participants work with logistics, trade, airport, airline, forwarding, or customer operations and leaves out security certification, dangerous-goods qualification, aircraft loading authorization, legal advice, and system configuration.

Departments and Industries

The course supports air freight decisions across aviation, logistics, manufacturing, retail, healthcare, and time-sensitive supply chains.

Air cargo, airline cargo, airport operations, and ground handling
Freight forwarding, logistics, transport, and supply-chain planning
Import-export, customs coordination, trade operations, and customer service
Manufacturing, technology, retail, healthcare, and perishables distribution
Security interfaces, quality, compliance, data, and performance management

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

Analyze air cargo actors, flows, routes, and handoffs.
Apply chargeable-weight, rate, and document controls.
Build acceptance, handling, and ULD evidence.
Evaluate customs, security, and special-cargo interfaces.
Prioritize capacity, visibility, and disruption decisions.
Build an Air Freight Shipment Control Pack.

Course Agenda

Day 1: Air Cargo Chain and Routing

Air Cargo Stakeholder and Responsibility Map
Physical, Information, and Document Flow Diagram
Origin-to-Destination Routing Option Matrix
Capacity, Schedule, and Transit-Time Comparison Sheet
Shipment Handoff and Responsibility Register

Day 2: Rates, Air Waybills, and Trade Terms

Actual, Volumetric, and Chargeable Weight Calculation Sheet
General, Commodity, and Service Charge Review
Master and House Air Waybill Control Checklist
Invoice, Packing List, and Cargo Manifest Document Map
Incoterms Responsibility and Air-Terminal Interface Matrix

Day 3: Acceptance, Handling, and ULD Control

Shipment Booking and Acceptance Readiness Checklist
Packaging, Marking, Labeling, and Condition Inspection Record
Unit Load Device Selection and Handover Register
Ground Handling, Build-Up, and Transfer Control Plan
Dangerous-Goods Awareness and Escalation Decision Guide

Day 4: Customs, Security, and Shipment Visibility

Customs Data, Declaration, and Release Status Tracker
Secure Supply Chain Custody and Screening Evidence Map
Temperature-Sensitive Cargo Interface and Exception Log
Delay, Rerouting, Offload, and Recovery Action Register
Milestone Visibility, Delivery, and Performance Dashboard

Day 5: Air Freight Practice

Exercise: Map Actors, Routes, Capacity, and Handoffs
Exercise: Calculate Chargeable Weight and Validate Charges
Exercise: Check Air Waybills, Documents, Acceptance, and ULD Evidence
Exercise: Resolve Customs, Security, Temperature, and Delay Exceptions
Capstone Exercise: Build the Air Freight Shipment Control Pack

Practical Exercises

The course uses suggested activities to connect shipment data, physical cargo, documents, handoffs, and delivery decisions.

Suggested activity: compare route and capacity options using service time, connection risk, handling points, shipment priority, and recovery choices.
Suggested activity: calculate actual, volumetric, and chargeable weight before checking rate and service-charge records.
Suggested activity: trace a consignment through shipper, forwarder, customs, ground handler, carrier, destination forwarder, and consignee evidence.
Suggested activity: convert an offload or temperature exception into actions, owners, communications, rerouting decisions, and delivery evidence.

FAQs

Who suits air freight training, and what does it assume?

Air freight training suits air cargo, forwarding, logistics, airport, trade, supply-chain, and customer-service teams and assumes practical exposure to shipments, documents, transport, or cargo operations.

How does air freight training differ from general freight-forwarding training?

Air freight training centers on air cargo routing, chargeable weight, air waybills, terminal handoffs, unit load devices, secure transfer, and airport exceptions, while general freight-forwarding training spans multiple transport modes and broader forwarding services.

How is chargeable weight used in air freight operations?

Chargeable weight is determined by comparing the shipment's actual and volumetric weight under the applicable carrier rules, then using the chargeable result with the relevant cargo rate and service charges.

Which records support air cargo shipment visibility?

Air cargo shipment visibility uses booking confirmations, air waybills, acceptance records, customs status, security evidence, ULD handovers, flight milestones, transfer events, exception logs, proof of delivery, and customer communications.

Conclusion

Participants take back an Air Freight Shipment Control Pack. It connects actors, routes, capacity, chargeable weight, rates, air waybills, trade documents, acceptance, ULD handling, customs, security, temperature interfaces, exceptions, visibility, and delivery evidence. The pack changes disconnected air cargo handoffs into a documented shipment flow with defined checks, owners, status points, and recovery actions.

credits: 5 credit per day

Course Mode: full-time

Provider: Agile Leaders Training Center

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Frequently asked questions

What does this course cover?

OverviewAir Freight and Global Supply Chain Foundations Training Course is a one-week foundation course for air cargo, forwarding, logistics, airport, import-export, and customer-service teams who leave with an Air Freight Shipment Control Pack. The course connects air freight operations, the air cargo supply chain, chargeable weight calculation, air wayb…

Are training dates available?

Yes. Available dates and destinations are listed in the course dates section on this page.

How can I register?

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Air Freight and Global Supply Chain Course