(1) Product.
The products provided by air freight are special products. Space displacement, its product form is to change the spatial displacement of air transport objects, and the product unit is; Person kilometers and; Ton kilometers, the commodity attributes of air transportation products are ultimately achieved through the purchasing behavior of product users in the air transportation market.
(2) Service.
The aviation transportation industry belongs to the tertiary industry and the service industry. Provided by; The spatial displacement reflects the quantity of services and the quality of services through service methods and attitudes. This attribute determines that the carrier must continuously expand its capacity to meet the growing demand for products in society and follow up; Passenger: No& The principle of customer first is to provide users with safe, convenient, comfortable, and timely high-quality services.
(3) Internationality.
Air transportation has become the most important form of transportation in modern society, serving as a link for international political exchange and economic cooperation. This not only includes international friendly cooperation, but also fierce international competition. In terms of services, freight rates, technical coordination, operational management, and the formulation and implementation of laws and regulations, it is constrained by international unified standards and influenced by the international air transportation market.
(4) A quasi military organization.
Human aviation activities are first deployed in the military field and then converted to civilian use. The mastery of air superiority in modern warfare is an important factor in gaining an active position in warfare. Therefore, many countries have legally stipulated that the fleets and related personnel owned by air transport enterprises serve the national economic construction in peacetime, and as military reserve forces, in wartime or emergency situations, the state can requisition civil aviation according to legal procedures to serve military needs.
(5) Capital, technology, and risk intensive.
The aviation transportation industry is a high investment industry, and both transportation vehicles and other transportation equipment are expensive and expensive. Therefore, its operating costs are very high, and the aviation transportation industry has high technical requirements, complex equipment operations, high interdependencies between departments, and high risks in the operation process. No government or organization in any country has the corresponding financial resources to subsidize its own air transportation enterprises like it does for urban public transportation. Therefore, the air transportation industry is not considered a public welfare undertaking in countries around the world, and it must aim for profitability to maintain its normal operation and development.
(6) Natural monopoly.
Due to huge investment, intensive capital, technology, and risk, long investment payback period, strict qualifications for air transportation entities, high market entry barriers, and historical reasons, the air transportation industry has formed a natural monopoly in its development process.