Qatar Cargo has launched a new time-critical service catering for the aerospace sector.
The airline’s new Aerospace service is aimed at manufacturers, freight forwarders and partners working with commercial airlines, as well as those serving the defence and space technology sectors.
It will provide fast transport for traditional Aircraft On Ground (AOG) commodities, such as commercial aircraft engines and spares, but also for all kinds of other critical aerospace parts and components such as avionics, electric propulsion equipment, airframe interiors and landing gears.
The service is available across the entire Qatar Airways Cargo network and comes with ”the highest loading priority, a dedicated handling team and Control Tower support to ensure the rapid processing and seamless transportation of crucial AOG shipments”.
The airline said a dedicated special loads team will respond to customer enquiries on the loadability of aerospace equipment within 45 minutes.
Qatar Cargo added it offers bespoke, shock absorbing 20-ft and 40-ft engine transport dollies at its hub in Doha that help protect aerospace equipment and products.
The dollies are capable of carrying up to 20,000 kg meaning they can carry the largest aircraft engines, including the Rolls Royce Trent 7000 and GEnx-2B engines, the airline added.
