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Small freighters do a great job for British motor industry

[ March 25, 2024   //   Chris Lewis ]

Frankfurt based trade-only specialist NEO has completed a programme of 20 air cargo charters from Spain and Portugal to the UK, carrying urgent automotive components.

The flights operated to Birmingham and Liverpool UK using Metro, Saab 340, ATR42 and ATR72 freighter aircraft with capacities ranging from 2.1 to 9.2 tonnes.

All shipments were extremely urgent, and were needed to maintain car production lines. Flights were typically booked at a few hours’ notice, with departures and arrivals required on the same day.

NEO’s time critical sales manager,Ismail Duran, explained: “This was a challenging period in which ongoing temporary supply issues led to sporadic and unpredictable component needs. Sourcing suitable, available nearby aircraft and operating them at such short notice, while also minimising the costs to the client, created a few challenges – but nothing we couldn’t solve. Smaller freighters provided the solution. It all went to plan, and the end customer was able to maintain production throughout with minimal disruption and at sensible cost.”

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