This paper provides a general discussion of various issues related to the liberaization of air cargo services in international aviation.
It shows that all-cargo carriers may have different routing needs than passenger carriers and thus require different sets of air traffic rights from those needed by passenger carriers.
On the other hand, separation of air cargo and passenger rights will be fraught with difficulty in asia because of distinctive characteristics of its air cargo market, where most passenger carries have substantial cargo business and operate"combi" fleets.
Customs and inter-modal transportation are also discussed in the contest of cargo liberalization.