The Development Of Air-cold-chain Logistics In China

China’s economy has entered into the "new normal" phase. Civil aviation, being an integral part of national economy, enters into a new or new normal stage correspondingly as its growth rate comes to be relatively slow. Having plenty of room to develop, air transport would contribute to upgrading the industrial structure and inspiring the innovation-driven economy.In the redefining logistics industry, air transport proves to be an indispensable sector by providing safe, speedy, accurate and high-quality services, especially its comparative advantage on long-haul, multi-type and low-volume transportation. According to statistics, the potential revenue of cold-chain logistics will reach 3740 billion with 100 million tons demand and 18% growth rate in 2014.The thesis focuses on researching the whole air-cold-chain logistics operation procedure. By analyzing the current operation situation domestically and internationally, and analyzing the development trend and problems happened to China’s market, the thesis makes clear the SOP of air-cold-chain logistics and suggests on how to speed up the development of the air-cold-chain logistics in China, and also highlights the analysis of date- and temperature-sensitive products transportation by air in pharmaceutical industry.