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Air freight

When the lane is too slow and the SKU is too important.

Air is where freight forwarding is judged on minutes. Our air desks book on consolidator and direct contracts, draft electronic AWBs against your GSI, and feed every milestone — RCS, DEP, ARR, RCF, DLV — into Cargoo. For peak season, NPD launches and AOG events, we run charters and part-charters end to end.

<2h
Booking-to-confirmation SLA
24/7
AOG & express desk
100%
e-AWB where supported
Capabilities

What we do for you on air freight.

General air freight

Standard transit times on consolidator and direct allocations with daily departures from main hubs.

Express & next-flight-out

Same-day pickup, NFO bookings and hand-carry / OBC for life-critical and AOG cargo.

Charter & part-charter

Full and part-charter coordination for peak season, project cargo and crisis response.

Perishable & pharma

GDP-compliant lanes, active and passive temperature solutions, CEIV-pharma capable hubs.

Dangerous goods

IATA DGR-trained desks, declaration drafting and acceptance check across all hazard classes.

e-AWB & paperless trade

Electronic AWB on 100% of lanes where supported, plus digital permits and HAWB packs.

How we run it

From booking to PoD, the same playbook every time.

01

Booking & rate

Live rate against allocation, capacity confirmation with the carrier, pickup window agreed.

02

Pickup & build

Pre-carriage to airport, ULD build, weighing and acceptance with security screening.

03

Flight & milestones

RCS / DEP / ARR / RCF tracking on Cargoo, with alerting on offloads and rebookings.

04

Clearance & on-carriage

Import clearance, terminal pickup and final-mile to DC, store or production line.

What you get

Deliverables, as standard.

  • Direct + consolidator allocations on every major hub
  • Charter & part-charter on demand
  • GDP / CEIV-pharma compliant routing
  • DGR-trained desks worldwide
  • e-AWB and electronic document packs
  • Real-time milestone tracking on Cargoo
FAQ

Common questions.

Can you mix sea–air?

Yes — sea–air via Dubai, Singapore and LA is one of our standard products for shippers balancing cost and transit time.

Do you handle lithium batteries?

Yes, our DGR-certified desks handle Class 9 lithium shipments under current IATA and state variations.

Other services

Need more than air freight? We run all modes.

Ocean freight
FCL, LCL, reefer and project cargo on a carrier-neutral, allocation-managed basis.
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Road & rail
Pre-carriage, on-carriage, FTL/LTL and intermodal across Europe and the Americas.
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Contract logistics
Origin consolidation, destination deconsolidation, cross-docking, bonded storage and value-added services across a nominated 3PL network.
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Cargo insurance
All-risk marine cover, claims handling and risk advisory backed by global underwriters.
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Project logistics
Oversize, heavy-lift, RoRo and break-bulk moves planned end-to-end, from feasibility study to final lift.
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E-commerce logistics
Cross-border fulfilment, parcel injection, returns and DDP solutions built for online retail volumes.
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Managed transportation
A 4PL-style control tower running carrier procurement, allocation, execution and reporting on your behalf.
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Trade & supply chain advisory
Tariff, classification, sanctions, FTA and lane-design advisory from a team that runs the freight every day.
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Value-added services
Labelling, kitting, repacking, QC, sample picking and returns processing at origin or destination.
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Time-critical logistics
Next-flight-out, on-board courier, hot-shot trucking and full charters for line-down, AOG and life-critical cargo.
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Move your air freight with CSA.

Share your lanes and volumes — we'll come back with a tailored execution plan.

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