Priority pallet operation at an airport cargo terminal

06 / Air freight

Priority Air Shipment Operation

For an automotive spare part, flight, ground handling and plant delivery were structured in one time window.

Year
2024
Route / Region
Istanbul – Stuttgart – Bursa
Transport model
Air + ground handling + road last mile

Operation need

The part waits,
the line stops.

A spare part from Stuttgart to the Bursa automotive plant was holding a line stop. A flight was found; but when post-arrival distribution was planned as a separate job, the window was missed.

When ground handling, customs and last mile were watched by different teams, landing did not start delivery.

Challenge
A flight was found for a part holding a line, but post-arrival distribution ran as a separate job.
Scope
Time-critical spare part, flight booking, apron and line delivery

Planning

Flight, apron and last mile.

Flight booking, ground handling slot and Bursa plant delivery window were placed on one operations plan. Landing was locked to start delivery.

Capacity, paperwork and arrival distribution read in one language — air chosen so the window holds, not because it is fast.

Time-critical air shipment plan structured.

Transport model

Air + ground handling + road.

Air + ground handling + road last mile

Flight from Stuttgart; ground handling and customs in Istanbul; road last mile to Bursa. Three steps under one time window.

Apron operation was not a separate office job; it was the continuation of the route.

Coordination

Landing starts delivery.

Air cargo agent, ground handling and road haulier moved in one operational language. At flight delay or slot change, last mile was read again immediately.

The client was informed before the break — no surprise after arrival.

Operation process

From booking to plant.

  1. 01BK

    Booking

    Flight capacity locks.

  2. 02ACC

    Acceptance

    Papers and security complete.

  3. 03FLT

    Flight

    Window watched.

  4. 04GND

    Ground handling

    Apron and customs in same step.

  5. 05DLV

    Delivery

    Plant dock window closes.

Delivery / Outcome

Line delivery structured.

The spare part was delivered from flight arrival to plant dock in one time window. Booking, ground handling and last mile closed on the same plan.

Booking, ground handling and last mile locked in one window. Landing started delivery.

Tangible outputs

  • Time-critical air shipment plan structured
  • Flight and ground handling synchronised
  • Last-mile plant delivery organised

Operation gallery

Priority Air Shipment Operation

Priority pallet operation at airport cargo terminal
Priority acceptance01
Air cargo operation at ULD loading area
Ground handling02
Flight and delivery tracking in operations control room
Coordination03
Spare part delivery at plant dock
Line delivery04

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