This paper analyses the effect of the standard gravity model variables and of various multinational agreements-namely the Euro, the European Union (EU), the Schengen Agreement and other regional trade agreements (RTAs)-on the volume of air cargo flows. To compare the impacts, the data set created for this analysis contains intra-and extra-European air cargo flows as
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