Aerospace - National Airlines

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Who We Fly For

When the part is irreplaceable, everything about moving it changes

Aerospace and defense manufacturers, space and satellite programs, MRO operations, and the airlines that call when an aircraft is grounded. When the component is oversized, the value is high, the compliance is non-negotiable, and a delay is measured in far more than freight, this is the carrier that gets it there.

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The programs that move on a schedule you can’t miss

Engines on a production cadence, satellite payloads bound for integration, launch hardware timed to a window that won’t move. For the manufacturers and space programs building what flies next, National moves high-value, outsized freight on the timeline the program depends on, with the right aircraft and the same team every time.

Built to take what won’t fit anywhere else

Nose-door loading on the 747-400F and ERF freighters swallows cargo no other airframe will accept: engines, wing sections, or full assemblies. Up to 125 metric tons, loaded by certified loadmasters who’ve done it before and plan the lift before the aircraft arrives.

When the aircraft is grounded, the operation moves

A grounded aircraft is the most expensive aircraft in the world. The moment the call lands, the operation moves. Routing, permits, and a launch-ready freighter, because every hour on the tarmac is an hour your asset isn’t earning.

Cleared for cargo that comes with conditions

ITAR-compliant handling for controlled and defense-grade components, with the certifications to prove it before you ask. The credential set that satisfies federal and defense auditors travels with every shipment.

One mission, however many aircraft it takes

When the component needs its own freighter and the support equipment needs another, we run both as a single operation. Route analysis, payload assessment, permits, and ground handling, all coordinated from one desk, start to finish.

The national Difference

A carrier built for cargo that can’t be replaced

Global routing authority. Loadmasters who plan the impossible lift. A compliance stack that clears defense-grade freight. And a track record earned one critical delivery at a time.

Routing that opens where others need a connection

US flag carrier with the certifications that translate into routing directly into the hubs and sites your program depends on.

Part 121 FAA operating certificate with full international traffic rights
IOSA (IATA Operational Safety Audit) approved, meeting the standards of the world’s largest carriers
ITAR-compliant handling for controlled and defense-related components
Direct routing into manufacturing hubs and remote sites without mandatory US connections

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You’ll deal with someone who speaks aerospace

The expert on your account knows what an over-height load needs, what ITAR paperwork the destination requires, and where your program is in its cycle. No relearning your program every call. When the situation shifts, they’re already drawing up the next move.

The loadmaster has solved this before

Outsized, off-center, over-height, or hazardous. The loads that stop other carriers are a standard brief here. The plan for getting it secured and airborne is drawn up before the freighter reaches the ramp.

Measured by the shipment that mattered most

We’re only as good as our last flight, and in this business the last flight is usually the one that couldn’t fail. The programs we fly for come back because the freight arrives intact, on the timeline the mission depended on, every time it counts.

OUR GLOBAL NETWORK

Your supply chain doesn’t stop at the border. Neither do we.

150+ countries, US flag carrier routing authority, and on-demand flexibility that doesn’t wait on a hub-and-spoke network. From the manufacturing line to the assembly hall to the field, we reach the airfields most networks can’t.

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