Scheduled Flight

Any service that operates to a set timetable.

SCR

Specific Commodity Rate.  Applied to narrowly specified commodities.  Usually granted on relatively large shipments.  Theoretically is of limited time duration.

Sector

Distance between two ground points within a route.

Shipper

Term used to describe exporter.  Mostly manufacturing companies.

Single Entity Charter

A non-scheduled flight carrying the cargo of one shipper.

Split Charter

Where a number of consignments from different shippers are carried on the same non-scheduled aircraft.  Under UK regulations a non-scheduled flight chartered by a single forwarder or agent on behalf of a number of shippers is still classified as a split charter.  Under US regulations, a forwarder chartered flight is classified as a single entity although it can consolidate.