Fast-tracking an aircraft
part across the globe

An airline urgently needed our help transporting an outsized spare part from Ireland to a grounded aircraft in Canada. Measuring over five metres long, the part was being shipped from an area with limited scheduled cargo flights. Knowing our client wanted to avoid the cost of a long-haul aircraft charter, we set about devising a more cost-effective integrated solution for the intercontinental request.

Our Solution:

Route: Shannon > Luxembourg > Seattle > Vancouver

Service: Aircraft charter, next flight out, trucking

With an eye on routes and aircraft availability, our time critical experts leveraged our global logistics network to coordinate a multi-step plan.

We arranged an aircraft charter to fly the part from Ireland to Luxembourg, where it was loaded onto the next scheduled service to Seattle. On arrival, a truck was waiting to drive the cargo over the US-Canada border to the grounded aircraft in Vancouver.

Each leg of the journey was precisely planned for a seamless delivery. The part arrived in good time, enabling the client to get their plane back in the air with minimal downtime.

The Finer Details

Industry Expertise: Our highly-trained transportation experts devised a bespoke solution for the urgent shipment.

Cost Efficiency: Avoiding the need for a long-haul aircraft charter saved our client an approximate 75% in costs.