William E Reinka's Articles in Business

  • Gross Weight? Tare Weight? Wait! Which Weight?
    A basic tenet of shipping is that freight is rated on its gross weight. However there is also Tare weight, net weight, volumetric weight. How do we keep them straight?
  • The Interesting History of IATA Codes...Who Knew?
    IATA (International Air Transport Association) assigns a three-letter identifier code to every commercial airport in the world. (By the way, pronounce it "Eye-ah-ta,") It's no mystery how IATA came up with BOS for Boston or STL for St. Louis. But why the heck did it assign MCI to Kansas City, IAD to Washington Dulles or EWR to Newark?

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