Cabotage

Where cargo is carried on what is essentially a domestic flight and therefore not subject to international agreements that fix set rates.  Cabotage rates are negotiable between shipper and airline and apply on flights within a country and to its overseas territories.

Chargeable kilo

Rate for goods where volume exceeds six cubic metres to the tonne.

Charter

Originally meant a flight where a shipper contracted hire of an aircraft from an airline.  Has usually come to mean any non-scheduled commercial service.

CIF

Cost, Insurance and Freight.  Term used to describe shipment for which costs have been prepaid by exporter (Consignor).

Class Rates

Tariffs applied to cargo of a designated class for a stated area or route.  Usually expressed as a discount or premium over GCR.

Combi

An aircraft with pallet or container capacity on its main deck as well as in its belly holds.

Consolidator

An agent which brings together a number of shipments for one destination to qualify for preferential airline rates.

Contract Rate

A charge levied by carriers selling capacity forward over a given route to a shipper or forwarder; the client is therefore assured of capacity, which must be paid for regardless of load carried.