As the name suggests, flight case is a type of transportation container that is used to transfer the commodities safely while travelling. The flight case is generally used by the music bands and groups to transport the musical instruments in flights. Even the lighting and other equipments are carried in a flight case when the band is on Adelaide gaol tours. In recent times, flight case is used by other group of people who are touring, like the TV crew, military or medical people, industrial setup movement etc. Road case or ATA case is the synonymous with flight case. In the US, road case is the most commonly used term. Hence, flightcase is the industry accepted term in the European countries. In the modern time flightcase, TSA approved locks are fitted that are in compliance with the new age travel security measure.

Typically, a flightcase is made up of plywood sheets. These plywood sheets are used in association with phenolic layers, plastic layers, or sometimes aluminum layers. The choice of the material depends upon how heavy or light you want your flightcase to be. Generally, the big and heavy boxes have castor fitted in them. The inner layer of a flight case generally contains a line of shock absorbing foam. You can get a custom made flightcase if you have some specific requirements. The manufacturing of the box is generally manual, except for the cutting of the sheets and materials wherein the machineries are used. For making the holes for handles and latches, CNC machineries are used. These boxes are very useful ones and are used by many people to safely transport the commodities and items. There are a variety of sizes and types of flight cases that are available in the market.