Cargo Account Settlement System (CASS)
The Cargo Account Settlement System (CASS) is IATA's system for billing and settlement between airlines and their cargo agents.
Instead of invoicing each other one by one, they settle through one periodic payment in each market.
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- CASS
Related terms
- CCACargo Charges Correction AdviceA cargo charges correction advice (CCA) is the document used to correct the charges or other details on an air waybill after it has been issued, for example a new weight or rate.
- IATAInternational Air Transport AssociationThe International Air Transport Association (IATA) is the trade association of the world's airlines.
- Prepaid / CollectPrepaid and collect say who pays the air freight charges.
More in Rates & Charges
- Actual gross weightActual gross weight is the real weight of a shipment including its packaging, as weighed on a scale.
- CBMCubic MetreA cubic metre (CBM) is the unit used to measure a shipment's volume.
- Chargeable weightChargeable weight is the weight an air shipment is billed on.
- Fuel surchargeA fuel surcharge is an extra charge per kilogram that airlines add to the freight rate to cover changes in fuel prices.
- GCRGeneral Cargo RateA general cargo rate (GCR) is the standard published rate for cargo that does not qualify for a specific commodity rate or a class rate.
- Rate classA rate class is the one-letter code on the air waybill that shows how the rate was worked out.
Belli runs air cargo for airlines, from booking to billing.
Bookings, air waybills, ULD build up and messaging in one system, built with the people who handle the freight.