News / Finding nimble (and available) freighters is key to delivering time-sensitive cargo

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Time-critical charters can be challenging: their extremely urgent nature – plus having the right type of available capacity – is crucial for service delivery. But in some sectors, such as automotive, demand is yet to reach pre-pandemic levels.

One sector with growth, sadly, has been humanitarian. Air Charter Service said 2023 was its busiest year, starting with the earthquake in Turkey, for which ACS arranged some 2,000 tonnes of relief cargo across seven aircraft types. That was followed by events in ...