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cargo info

Cargo includes commercial freight shipments transported in the belly hold on passenger planes or on freighter aircraft in domestic and international service. This section provides information on air cargo topics including live animals, hazardous cargo, US mail and special items transported such as human remains.  Also included are useful links to government agencies that regulate air cargo, common cargo terms and definitions, and links to other resources to learn more about air cargo.

For questions on shipping specific items, please contact your air carrier directly.

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Air Travel for Your Pet

This document is designed to provide general guidelines to assist customers with safely transporting their pets by air.

Traveling with Batteries & Electronics

Information to assist passengers who are traveling with electronics and spare batteries.

helpful links

ATA works with many regulatory agencies, congressional committees and administration offices.  This section provides links to those entities.

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