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Leading aviation specialist, ACS Time Critical has announced that Andreas Spies has become the new CEO of the company’s time critical services in EMEA and APAC, based out of their Frankfurt office.

We had just an hour’s notice to get the cargo on the road and prevent a line-down situation for our customer.

Our specialist expertise was needed to move the cancer treatment between states within its short shelf life.

We were tasked with rushing the valuable piece of furniture from Europe to a high net worth customer in the United States.

Over the last twelve months, ACS Time Critical has seen rapid expansion; building on our strong relationships with our existing clients, and expanding into new markets, our suite of urgent cargo solutions has broken new ground in the industry.

An electric car manufacturer tasked us with moving the parts across the globe at short notice in order to keep their production line running.

We worked against the clock to get the cargo from India to the United States and keep our client’s production line moving.

When our client’s aircraft became grounded, we worked quickly to expedite the delivery of a spare part.

A time critical solution was needed to get the garments from Australia to Africa in time for a presidential election.

It was a race against the clock to get the aircraft repaired before its next flight from France was due to take off.

When supply chain problems threatened to disrupt production, our help was needed to get an automotive part across continents.

An airline needed our help repairing a grounded plane before its flight schedule was disrupted.

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We were tasked with expediting the delivery of 240 boxes from Thailand to a manufacturing plant in South Africa.

ACS Time Critical, part of the Air Charter Service Group, has appointed the experienced Robert Alleman as CEO of its North American Time Critical Services, based in the parent company’s Texas office.

We were tasked with the urgent delivery of heating equipment from mainland Europe to a show on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard.

We were tasked with expediting the humanitarian aid, which was urgently needed to provide locals with clean drinking water.

Oliver Weigelt, ACS Time Critical Director, looks back on what he believes are the five most interesting onboard courier jobs, amongst the thousands that the company has completed over the last decade

With a lead time of just five days, we were tasked with arranging round-trip transportation for the passengers and cargo from the United States to Scotland.

Delivering spare parts across the Atlantic for a grounded private jet

A fast and flexible solution was needed to deliver an oil and gas part from Germany to Trinidad.

A customised solution was needed to get the animals from Canada to Mexico as quickly and comfortably as possible.

We had to negotiate Covid-19 restrictions to deliver the urgently-needed medication within a tight timeframe.

There was no time to waste when an electronics company mistakenly had a batch of high-value semiconductors delivered to Brazil instead of Beijing.

Time was of the essence when ACS Time Critical was asked to help transport sensitive blood plasma needed for life-saving treatment in the United States.

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Every urgent request has its challenges, some prove far more complex than others.

Moving commercial goods between international borders can be a headache at the best of times.

A speedy onboard courier solution was needed to get 188 boxes from China to a manufacturing plant in Mexico.

A swift solution was needed to expedite spare parts from the United States to a grounded aircraft in Papua New Guinea.

A tailor-made logistics solution was needed to deliver a Harrods mattress topper for an operator’s private jet.

A quick and cost-effective solution was needed when we encountered a logistical challenge whilst trucking goods across the United States.

ACS Time Critical needed to find an urgent solution when storms delayed a perishable shipment being trucked from Chicago to Atlanta.

We were tasked with the urgent transportation of an oil and gas part from the UK to Canada.

A freighter was needed to fly in a replacement engine from the United States to a grounded aircraft in Peru.

Five cruise passengers who’d missed their ship’s departure needed our help flying their luggage to board at a later stop in Spain.

There was no time to waste when an automotive manufacturer needed 10 tonnes of car parts flown from Germany to the United States at short notice.

After wildfires destroyed schools on the Hawaiian island of Maui in August 2023, our help was needed to fly over materials for field classrooms.

ACS Time Critical’s global managing director, Oliver Weigelt, talks about why we stand out from the crowd and how his team goes above and beyond for each customer.

We were asked to help fly almost 2,500 lbs of automotive equipment from Spain to the United States, where it was urgently needed to stop production from halting. The complex request required 10 couriers, two separate transatlantic flights, two domestic flights and multiple vehicles.

Leading aircraft charter specialist, Air Charter Service, has consolidated its specialist urgent cargo products under a new sub-brand – ACS Time Critical.

From the moment the shipment comes in, to the moment it’s delivered safely to its final destination.

Urgent charter solution to clear a 105,000kg backlog of cargo.

Transporting vital PPE and mask-making equipment.

Providing a time-critical solution.

Ensuring that automotive production could continue without delay.

Logistical expertise to deliver ahead of time.

Urgently transporting 1.7 tonnes of cargo to Papua New Guinea.

Providing a cost-effective solution.

Transporting specialist hardware for a space shuttle launch.

Transporting 40 tonnes of facemasks and test kits from China.

Urgently delivering HIV medication in 24 hours.

Moving 52 tonnes of oversized cargo with hazardous material.

Transport of Covid-19 medicine needed for vaccine research.

Urgent delivery of insulin from Switzerland to Serbia.

25 couriers to deliver five tonnes of metal automotive parts.