Aviation Logistics

Aviation logistics companies

Aviation logistics companies move aircraft parts, engines, tools and freight between suppliers, repair shops and operators. The most urgent work is AOG (aircraft on ground) delivery, where a missing part is keeping an aircraft out of service and shipments go by the fastest available flight or by on-board courier. Other services include freight forwarding, customs clearance, warehousing and dangerous goods shipping under the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations.

When choosing a logistics partner, check its 24-hour AOG cover, the airports and countries it can clear goods through, its dangerous goods training, its air cargo security status (such as regulated agent or known consignor), and how it tracks shipments.

This is a small category with 7 companies listed, two in Saudi Arabia and one each in the United Kingdom, Finland and Tunisia. They include:

• Mistral Shipping Tunisia, handling air freight, sea freight and time-critical logistics
• Adcom Worldwide, a logistics and transportation company
• Airpro Oy, a Finnish ground handling and airport services provider
• Isles of Scilly Travel, running lifeline ferry and air services to the Isles of Scilly
• Saudi Aerospace Company, working in defence, aviation and security

For shipping by air, also see air cargo companies; for the parts themselves, see aircraft parts suppliers; and for ramp services, see ground handling companies. Our articles cover aviation supply chain management and air cargo documentation and customs clearance.