Charter capacity for freight forwarders
Charter capacity for freight forwarders
Forwarders bring us the loads that scheduled space cannot take. We source the aircraft, you keep the customer. No approach to your client, no parallel sales, no exposure of your pricing.
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
In short
Freight forwarders use a charter broker when a load exceeds scheduled capacity, when the commodity is declined by scheduled carriers, or when peak allocation runs out. We act as a neutral supplier: the aircraft is sourced for you, and the customer relationship, invoice and branding remain with the forwarder.
- Model
- Neutral, no contact with your customer
- Structures
- Full, part, split and series charter
- Feasibility
- Aircraft, airport and permit check first
- Documentation
- Shared with your operations team
Scope of service
Charter for Forwarders
We do not sell to your customer. The relationship, the invoice and the branding stay yours.
- Full-charter, part-charter and split-charter sourcing
- Oversized and out-of-gauge feasibility checks
- Restricted commodity and dangerous goods acceptance
- Peak-season and allocation-shortfall capacity
- Documentation support for your own customer quote
Why forwarders work with us
Neutral
We do not sell to your customer. The relationship, the invoice and the branding stay yours.
Fast feasibility
A go or no-go on aircraft, airport and permit feasibility before you quote your client.
Peak coverage
Series and part-charter capacity when booked allocations run out in peak season.
Direct to operator
One brokerage layer, not three.
In air cargo charter it is common for a requirement to travel through several intermediaries before it reaches the aircraft operator. Each layer adds its own commission to the same flight. We work directly with operators, so the quote you see carries one commercial layer.
Typical chain
- 01Shipper or forwarder issues the requirement
- 02Broker A takes the enquiry, adds margin
- 03Broker B or C is asked for capacity, adds margin
- 04Operator finally quotes the flight
With Cargo Charter Network
- 01You submit the requirement once
- 02We approach operators directly from our network
- 03You receive comparable options with one accountable contact
No stacked commissions
The requirement is not passed sideways to other brokers who each need to earn on the same lift.
No cost on top for you
We are remunerated by the operator. Our involvement does not add a separate fee to your charter price.
Faster and cleaner information
Payload, dimensions, ready date and airport constraints reach the operator unchanged, instead of being relayed through several desks.
Real comparison, not one option
Because we source across operators ourselves, you see the realistic market for that routing rather than whatever one intermediary could reach.
Availability, pricing and acceptance always remain with the operating carrier. Where a requirement can only be served through a partner, we say so before you decide.
How we work
Broker, not operator
Cargo Charter Network does not operate aircraft and employs no flight crew. Every flight is performed by a licensed operator we source, compare and coordinate.
Operator selection
Operators are checked for AOC validity, insurance, aircraft configuration and route authority for the specific mission before a price is put in front of you.
One accountable contact
The same person handles sourcing, contract, permits, handling and flight watch, so there is no handover gap between quote and arrival.
What we will not do
We do not quote capacity that has not been checked with an operator, and we do not confirm acceptance of restricted commodities before the operator has accepted them in writing.
Requirement enquiry
Send the requirement to the desk
Route, ready date and payload are enough for us to start checking operators.
Requirement data stays confidential; supplier identities and margins are never shared.
How to submit a requirement
How a requirement is handled.
You send the requirement straight to the desk — no account needed. We work it against operators immediately and come back with compared options.
- 01
Send the requirement
Route, ready date, weight, dimensions, commodity and handling notes — no account, a few minutes.
- 02
We check
Availability, payload and route permissions are checked directly with operators.
- 03
Receive options
Compared operator options with payload, slots, handling and timeline — one accountable contact.
- 04
Account (optional)
For status tracking and document exchange in the portal. Account verification is usually the same business day.
No supplier identities, margins or internal sourcing data are shared. Requirement data is treated confidentially.
Aircraft
- 01B737-800BCF and A321P2F for regional lift
- 02B757-200PF and B767-300F for mid-size programmes
- 03A330-200F, B777F and B747-400F for long-haul volume
- 04IL-76TD and An-124 for ramp and outsize loading
Availability is subject to route, payload, permits and operator acceptance.
Capacity structures
Four ways to buy the capacity
The same requirement can be bought as a whole aircraft, as a share of one, as reserved space on a running rotation or as leased capacity with crew. The structure decides the price far more than the aircraft type does.
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01
Full charter
One shipment fills a deck, or timing and commodity rule out sharing
You control the schedule, the loading plan and the routing.
02
Part charter
Volume fills part of a deck and the ready date tolerates consolidation
Cost is shared across shippers inside one build-up window.
03
Blocked space
Recurring volume on a lane that already has a rotation
A fixed allocation per flight, committed for a defined period.
04
ACMI / wet lease
Capacity is needed for weeks or months, not for one flight
Aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance leased against guaranteed block hours.
Fuel, ATC, airport charges, handling and de-icing sit outside an ACMI rate. On charter they are inside the quoted price unless stated otherwise.
Around the flight
What we coordinate besides the aircraft
A charter is only as good as the ground scope attached to it. These items are quoted and coordinated as part of the mission, not left to the shipper.
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Customs and documentation
Export and import entries, transit procedures, temporary export for repair, preferential origin papers and the broker interface at both ends.
ULD build-up and packing advice
Pallet and container build-up, load spreading, lashing plans and guidance where packaging would fail an operator acceptance check.
Trucking and last mile
Pre-carriage, on-carriage, air-ride equipment where needed, low-loaders and permitted road routes for outsize crates.
Permits and slots
Overflight, landing and cabotage permits, airport slots, night curfew handling and diplomatic clearances where they apply.
Temperature and monitoring
Cool storage, active or passive units, cool dollies, data loggers and shock or tilt indicators read at each handover.
Supervision and escorts
Loading supervision, attendants for live cargo, security escorts and sealed handovers for high-value consignments.
Charter for forwarders explained
Where a forwarder needs a charter desk
Three situations recur: a piece that does not fit any scheduled main deck, a commodity that scheduled carriers decline, and a peak where booked allocation is gone. In all three the question is feasibility first, price second.
We answer feasibility quickly so your own quote to the customer is realistic, and so a load is not accepted that no aircraft can actually take.
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Working alongside your operation
Documentation, handling instructions and flight watch are shared with your operations team, in your format where possible. Post-flight, you receive the records needed for your own claim, customs and customer reporting.
For recurring lanes, we can hold a standing feasibility note so repeat enquiries do not restart from zero.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Answers from daily desk work: payload, ready date, permits and cost drivers.
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, and immediately for urgent requests 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.
Talk to the desk
Urgent? Call the desk directly.
AOG and time-critical requirements can be raised by phone or email at any time — no account required.
- Phone
- +49 172 6111193
- Availability
- 24/7 for AOG and time-critical
- First response
- Usually within 60 minutes
Keep reading
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Move the next mission
Send the requirement and the desk will come back with sourced options, or call now if it is time-critical.