Charter capacity for freight forwarders
Charter for freight forwarders: we work behind you
Submit a requirement any time — no account needed · first response usually within 60 minutes · 24/7 for AOG and time-critical. Optional: business account for status tracking
Many charter requests reach a forwarder first. CCN works in the background: we source and compare aircraft, the forwarder keeps the customer, the pricing to the customer and the communication. On request we stay invisible to the end customer (white-label). The forwarder remains CCN's client and the customer's single contact.
Forwarder desk
Feasibility first, so your customer quote holds.
CCN is an independent broker and operates no aircraft. Each mission is placed with a regulated operator after comparing several options. How independent brokerage works.
What CCN handles for a forwarder
- Sourcing and comparing aircraft for your customer's shipment
- Providing offers you can present under your own name
- Coordinating with your ops team on AWB, customs and handling
- Communicating with the operator, not with your customer
- Supporting part charters that combine several of your consignments
When your scheduled allocation runs out, see air freight charter.
Document responsibilities are covered under air waybill and customs.
When using a charter desk makes sense for a forwarder — and when not
A good fit when
- — A customer asks for a charter and you have no operator contacts for the lane
- — You need several offers quickly to stay competitive
- — You want to keep the customer relationship while outsourcing sourcing
Usually not the right choice when
- — Your own charter department already covers the lane
- — The shipment fits your scheduled allocation
- — The customer wants to contract the operator directly
CCN's independence is explained under air cargo charter broker.
Charter types are described under cargo charter.
What the desk needs from the forwarder
Full checklist: what a firm cargo charter quote needs.
- 01Shipment data: route, dates, weight, pieces, dimensions, commodity
- 02Whether white-label handling is required
- 03Who issues the AWB and handles customs
- 04Your handling agents at origin and destination, if fixed
- 05Offer deadline set by your customer
Freighters forwarders typically charter (indicative)
From narrow-body freighters for pallets that missed a connection to wide-bodies for full project loads.
- Boeing 737-800BCFPayload: 21,450 kgMain deck door: 3.40 m × 2.16 m (side)
- Boeing 757-200FPayload: ≈ 39,000 kgMain deck door: 3.40 m × 2.18 m (side)
- Boeing 767-300FPayload: 53,977–54,884 kg (by engine)Main deck door: 3.40 m × 2.54 m (side)
- Boeing 777FPayload: ≈ 102,000 kgMain deck door: 3.72 m × 3.05 m (side)
Indicative — depends on route, fuel, density and operator. CCN operates no aircraft; types shown are examples operators offer, not a fleet.
Limits to agree between forwarder and CCN
- Who contracts the operator and who carries payment risk
- Confidentiality towards the end customer
- Document responsibility (AWB, customs, DG declaration)
- Liability and insurance cover for the cargo
From your customer's request to the flight
- 01You forward the shipment data and your deadline.
- 02The desk sources and compares operators.
- 03You receive offers to present to your customer.
- 04After confirmation, the desk coordinates the flight with you; you inform your customer.
What the forwarder receives
- Aircraft type, operator and registration where already allocated
- Routing, technical stops and planned timings (local times)
- Usable payload and volume for your cargo on this routing
- Price basis (per flight, per block hour or per rotation), currency and validity
- Inclusions and exclusions — handling, fuel, permits, insurance, positioning
- Subject-to conditions: availability at signature, permits, slots, operator acceptance
- Offer format suitable for presenting under your name
Questions
Frequently asked questions
See all questionsNo. We work as a neutral supplier to the forwarder. Communication runs through your team unless you explicitly ask us to join a call.
Yes. You contract with us and invoice your customer on your own terms and branding.
For a described load and airport pair, usually within a few hours on working days, with urgent requests prioritised through the 24/7 desk.
Yes, where an existing rotation on the lane has space. Part charter is often the cheaper answer when a full aircraft is not justified.
Airport pair, gross weight, piece dimensions and count, commodity, ready date and any dangerous goods classification.
