Emergency and deadline-driven air freight
Time-critical air freight when a production line is waiting
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
A missing component can stop a production line, a plant start-up or a project milestone. Time-critical air freight compares the fastest realistic options — next scheduled flight, on-board courier or a dedicated charter — against the cost of the delay. This page covers industrial cargo; parts for grounded aircraft are on the AOG page.
24/7 emergency desk
First flyable departure, not the first quote.
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 on an urgent industrial shipment
- Comparing next-flight-out, on-board courier and dedicated charter
- Selecting the departure airport closest to the supplier
- Arranging pick-up and direct trucking to the aircraft
- Planning delivery straight to the plant gate after landing
- Coordinating export and import clearance in advance
Line-down cases in vehicle production are covered under automotive charter.
For spares to a grounded aircraft use AOG charter.
When a dedicated charter is the right choice — and when it is not
A good fit when
- — Downtime cost per hour exceeds the price of the charter
- — The parts are too heavy or large for a courier or belly space
- — No scheduled connection meets the deadline
Usually not the right choice when
- — A few kilograms can travel with an on-board courier
- — The next scheduled flight arrives before the deadline
- — The plant has buffer stock covering the gap
When scheduled space is the bottleneck, see air freight charter.
Weigh the price against downtime with cargo charter cost.
What the desk needs for an urgent offer
Full checklist: what a firm cargo charter quote needs.
- 01Pick-up address and delivery address (plant)
- 02Time the cargo is ready and latest delivery time
- 03Weight, pieces and dimensions
- 04Commodity and any DG content
- 05Customs status and export documents
Aircraft for time-critical shipments (indicative)
Small freighters reach regional airports near plants; wide-bodies cover large urgent volumes on long-haul lanes.
- ATR 72-600FPayload: 9,200 kg structural · 7,930 kg volumetricCargo door: 2.94 m × 1.80 m (forward)
- Boeing 737-800BCFPayload: 21,450 kgMain deck door: 3.40 m × 2.16 m (side)
- Airbus A321P2FPayload: up to 28,100 kg
- Boeing 767-300FPayload: 53,977–54,884 kg (by engine)Main deck door: 3.40 m × 2.54 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 check when time is critical
- Opening hours and customs at the nearest airports
- Road time from airport to plant
- Short-notice landing permits
- Crew duty limits for long or overnight missions
From line-down call to delivery
- 01You send pick-up, delivery and deadline.
- 02The desk compares courier, scheduled and charter options against the deadline.
- 03You approve; trucking, flight and clearance run in parallel.
- 04Cargo is delivered to the plant and you get the delivery confirmation.
What an urgent air freight offer contains
- 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
- Door-to-door timeline including trucking at both ends
Questions
Frequently asked questions
See all questionsWhere an aircraft and crew are already at a suitable airport, departure within a few hours is achievable. Permits, customs and duty limits are the usual constraints, not aircraft availability alone.
Yes, subject to airport opening hours, noise restrictions and crew duty. Night departures are often the fastest option because slots are freer.
Yes. Road feeder legs to the departure airport and from the arrival airport are coordinated as one plan with the flight.
Pricing follows aircraft size, distance, positioning and airport charges. Our cost page explains the drivers and gives indicative bands before you request options.
Yes, provided the classification is known. Operator acceptance and packing documentation are checked before departure; unclear classification is the main cause of delay.
