Aerospace Logistics

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Proven FTL & LTL Freight Service Since 1973

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Aerospace Transportation & Logistics

When you’re in the business of transporting and storing high-value aircraft and aerospace equipment, you need a partner who can help you get your inventory where it needs to be—with minimal risk. Before you trust a partner with your valuable inventory, it’s essential to find a trustworthy, careful partner.

At Packair, we have been providing aerospace logistics services since 1973, and we understand the importance of finding partners who have our clients’ best interests at heart. We know how important it is to build trust with our clients early on, so that you can count on us when you need us most.

When you work with us, you can rest assured that we’ll take care of your products and make sure they’re handled with the utmost care. We’re committed to providing safe and secure transportation for all of our clients’ goods. Our team is trained in all aspects of aerospace shipping. We will work with you every step of the way to ensure that your needs are met and exceeded.

Request a complimentary quote today, or see our tips and recommendations for shipping aerospace equipment.

Challenges of Aerospace Transportation

Aerospace equipment is highly valuable and vulnerable. If one part is broken or damaged slightly in transit, it leads to safety issues—meaning the plane won’t fly how it’s supposed to. This can lead to lives lost. Aside from the safety issues of damaged parts, it also leads to a lot of wasted money. 

Another issue is that a lot of aerospace equipment is extremely hazardous. For example, some aerospace equipment is flammable or radioactive. Again, this just means that your logistics partner needs to be on top of their game when it comes to transporting your goods safely. 

Aerospace equipment is a lot more challenging to transport compared to your typical shipment—which is why you need a team of experts, like Packair. 

What is Aerospace Equipment?

Aerospace equipment is any part used on an aerial vehicle or weapon. These include:

  • Guidance systems
  • Rotors
  • Propulsion units
  • Engines
  • Landing gear

If you’re shipping these parts, it’s really important that you pick a partner that specializes in transporting aerospace equipment.

Find the Right Aerospace Freight Forwarder

If you’re looking to ship some aerospace equipment, you need to make sure that you find a freight forwarder who is capable of handling the job. Look for a partner who: 

  • Is licensed and insured
  • Knows the risks and how to mitigate them
  • Offers a wide array of services
  • Is a great communicator
  • Has cultivated trust with years of experience

Aerospace Forwarding: Behind the Cockpit

Aerospace freight forwarding isn’t as complicated as rocket science, but it’s close. And just like in aerospace where a fraction of an inch – or pound – can make all the difference, you should trust your freight forwarding partner like you trust your engineers. And if you’re looking for an aerospace logistics partner, why not go with the one trusted for decades by JPL, CalTech, and the US Military?

Finding a Reliable Aerospace Forwarder

Finding a reliable freight forwarder can be an intimidating task – even more so for aerospace logistics. Leaving your valuable, sensitive equipment and products in the hands of a third party [is never easy], especially when your cargo is proprietary or even classified.

When looking for your new aerospace freight partner, ask yourself these questions to trim down the list of potential partners.

  1. Does the freight forwarder have specific experience with aerospace cargo?
  2. Does their portfolio of clients include any major aerospace companies?
  3. Do they have consultants and engineers with specialized knowledge and experience in aerospace freight forwarding, warehousing, and security?
  4. Do they have specialized tracking and/or direct-contact staff with immediate knowledge of where my cargo is?
  5. If needed, does your freight forwarder have the necessary security clearances?
  6. Do they have customs consultants with the experience and clearance needed to navigate the delicate regulations for aerospace parts in the necessary destination countries, or around the world?

Aerospace Logistics Have Unique Challenges

Aerospace freight forwarding requires specialty, custom service; logistics consultants familiar with specialty and OOG cargo, and ideally, logistic consultants with years of experience in aerospace experience. Armed forces or companies contracting with the military may require consultants with security clearances and understanding of confidential logistics tracking and customs.

Other challenges relate to the nature of aerospace cargo itself. Aerospace logistics includes very large and irregularly shipped parts, like jet engines, fuselages, cockpits and communication systems.

Commercial aerospace parts are also subject to strict compliance and regulations which are different depending on the destination country. A freight forwarder working with aerospace clients must have top-of-the-line customs consultants with years of experience. Without them, delays can be costly.

Another challenge is supply chain management, the heart of any logistics company. You will want a freight forwarder with relationships at the ports of all your origin and destination countries, ideally one with relationships all over the world. The last thing you want when shipping aircraft parts is your heavy, expensive cargo getting stuck in customs or at the loading dock with no ground freight to pick it up. Parts of that size and weight can rack up very costly fines and fees, not to mention the costs to your company when cargo gets stuck en route.