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sea and road freight. It is truly mind- their client’s expenditures and time, Image Courtesy : Omni logistics
boggling in the manner of job execution significantly, by shipping items required
happening at a global level, involv- only for an AOG at that moment of
ing tens and thousands of teams and requirement.
experts - coordinating to deliver secure
and timely services to their clients. Airfreight
Everyone down the line must be mind- Air Freight forwarders offer carriage
ful about the criticality of establishing from palletized freight. These could be
and maintaining superior supply chain full container, where the shipment is
solutions, that ensure decreased cus- large for it have its exclusive container,
toms and procedural processing time, or it is of a size that can be shipped with
and being 24/7 on call for the customer, other smaller parts as what is termed
anywhere across a global network. - consolidated container services. Ship-
Service providers must ensure too - ments then can be customised by the
inventory reduction, understand what forwarder that benefits the customer.
is routine, critical and AOG. Aerospace Other services that a freight forwarder
logistics firms for example can save manage for their clients is preparation

of dependable and trusted network of
agents, water-tight contracts with ship-
ping companies that cover air, land, and
sea operations, to/ from a vast number
of ports, straddling the globe.
The entire range of aerospace logistics
solutions is to support aircraft manu-
facturers, aircraft leasing businesses,
commercial airlines, including main-
tenance, repair, and overhaul services
companies.
In the demanding aviation and aero- Image Courtesy : Quick Cargo Switzerland
space industry, the requirements are
wide-ranging from crucial AOG (Aircraft
-on – Ground) shipments, to charters
and couriers, extending to routine

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