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misc.transport.air-industry.cargo FAQ | |
The Air Cargo Newsgroup
misc.transport.air-industry.cargo
Frequently Asked Questions
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Table of Contents:
1) What is mta-ic.?
2) What is a "moderated" newsgroup?
3) What posts are accepted in mta-ic?
4) What posts are rejected from mta-ic?
5) What languages can be posted to mta-ic?
6) What is on the mta-ic Home Page?
7) What other FAQs are available for mta-ic?
8) Where is the most current version of this FAQ?
9) Who are the moderators?
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1) What is mta-ic?
misc.transport.air-industry.cargo is the newsgroup
for the discussion and sharing of questions, comments,
ideas, and experiences of those in the air cargo and
freight forwarding industry. It is a source for comments
on domestic and international air carriers as well as
providing a global forum of freight forwarders and
shippers for questions regarding import/export
procedures and specific country information.
The newsgroup is gatewayed and you may interact
with the group by newsreader, WWW, or email:
To join the AIRCARGO Mailing List , send an email to:
aircargo@concentric.net with SUBSCRIBE in the text.
It is important to remember that while supporters of
this group include members of all major airlines,
cargo agents, and trade associations, the responses
and comments of the readership are not necessarily
proven fact and may be subjective.
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2) What is a "moderated" newsgroup?
This is a moderated newsgroup. When you post to an
unmoderated group, your post will appear as quickly
as your provider will allow, generally within minutes.
When you post to a moderated group, your posting is
emailed to a submission address and the moderator(s)
forward the post to the newsgroup. The time it takes
your post to appear depends on the frequency of the
moderator(s) checking their email. Keep in mind that
most moderators have other full time jobs and will
forward your post as soon as possible.
The moderators of mta-ic. try to forward posts
at least twice per day (or as needed). In other
words, when you post, allow as much as
a day for your posts to appear.
The reasons for moderation in a newsgroup vary.
mta-ic is moderated for the sole purpose of
eliminating spam and abusive/inflammatory/ and
illegal posts. It is the position of the
moderators that there is no place in an
informational newsgroup for this.
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3) What posts are accepted in mta-ic?
Any question or comment that deals with air cargo
or the import-export industry is acceptable providing
it is not spam, obscene, collusional, or otherwise
illegal.(see #4) Posts that are off topic or better
suited to another existing group will be returned
with a explanation and a recommendation to post it
to a more appropriate group.
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4) What posts are rejected by mta-ic?
(The following are examples of posts that will be
rejected by the moderators. In the event of a
rejection, the post will be sent back to the sender
with an explanation for the rejection and a copy of
this FAQ.)
Advertising of a product or service is not allowed
in mta-ic. For advertising, please see the posts in
the alt.business.import-export.* groups.
Overhyped press releases or commercial content
messages that are not of general interest to the
majority of the readership are not allowed.
Job listings in the air cargo and imp-exp field are
allowed as long as they do not include "cattle calls"
for sales people or reps. The moderators reserve
the right to make that decision.
Repetitive posts from the same source, or responses
that offer no additional information other than
"I agree" will be returned.
Any abusive/inflammatory/obscene post will
immediately be rejected.
Any collusional rate discussion or otherwise illegal
post will be rejected. (Ex: anti-trust issues)
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5) What languages may be posted to m.t.a-i.c.?
While the import-export business is by nature
international, the language skills of the readership
(and moderators!) is not. Currently the newsgroup
will allow postings in English, Spanish, and Russian
only. As the readership grows, the need presents
itself, and additional multi-lingual moderators
are added, the group will open itself to other
languages.
To translate posts to English, please use the translator:
http://babelfish.altavista.digital.com/cgi-bin/translate?
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6) What is on the mta-ic Home Page?
It is the Official Home Page for mta-ic and
is the archive for all past posts to the group,
copies of the most current FAQs, and detailed
information and links for reading and posting to
mta-ic for those with WWW or email-only
internet access.
It is also the home of the largest collection of air
cargo related links on the web. Over 1200 links to
the home pages of air carriers, airlines, airports, air
forwarders, organizations, services, periodicals, and
other related newsgroups.
The mta-ic home page is currently down.
It should be revived soon.
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7) What other FAQs are available for m.t.a-i.c.?
Currently the "Welcome to mta-ic" FAQ is the
only one released. 'The Air Forwarders Index' is
available from our web site, and is posted to the
newsgroup on a monthly basis.
Additional FAQs will be added
Readership recommendations welcome
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8) Where can I find the most current version
of this FAQ?
By sending a request to aircargo@concentric.net
and including "Please send mta-ic FAQ" in the text.
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9) Who are the moderators?
Current moderators of m.t.a-i.c. are:
Moderator: Michal Douglas
Michal Douglas is a Director and Systems Administrator
for Coastal Air Transport, an air cargo operator since
1981, servicing domestic as well as Mexican/U.S.
routes of maquiladora, perishables, and oil exploration
equipment. Mr. Douglas is also Director of Administration
for Downtown Air Center, a Mobile, Alabama based
high-volume FBO specializing in heavy aircraft fueling,
fuel systems maintenance, and ground handling.
Customers include 37 major carriers in the air industry.
Moderator: Jim Powell
Jim Powell is President of Transportation Development
Group, a logistics consulting and training company
specializing in the air cargo industry. Jim has 20 years
experience in air freight and has held executive positions
at a number of air cargo companies including DHL,
AEI, Skyway and Northern Air Freight. TDG is a certified
IATA training school and teaches the IATA/FIATA Cargo
Agent Training program for CNS.
Moderator: Martin Brennan
Martin Brennan is the Air Cargo Marketing Director for
the Journal of Commerce and it's air cargo magazine
supplement AIRCOMMERCE. He possesses over
twelve years experience working with all the major trade
associations-IATA, FIATA, ALACAT, TIACA, AATA,
Air Cargo Shippers Conference, Air Cargo Inc., and
Airports Council International. He is a member of the
Kennedy Airport Airlines Management Cargo Committee
(KAAMCO), CLM, and the Air Cargo Association of New
York. Prior to the Journal of Commerce, Mr. Brennan
sold freight forwarding services for an international
forwarder. He has extensive knowledge of carriers, air
cargo agents, shippers, couriers, airports and the issues
confronting the air cargo industry. He travels worldwide
and can be seen at all major industry events.
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This ends the "Welcome to m.t.a-i.c" introductory FAQ.
Questions and comments to aircargo@concentric.net
Written by:
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Michal Douglas
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