PRESS RELEASE
Release date: 17thJune 2014
Logistics Company offers Europe wide air cargo charter flights
Specialist time critical logistics provider BDA (Bespoke Distribution Aviation) is offering a freighter charter aircraft that can be flown to any airport Europe wide including the Mediterranean rim and North Africa, enabling delivery of goods and components hours after the charter booking. Quotations are immediate and, subject to crew and aircraft availability, the aircraft can be launched within 90 minutes of the charter being confirmed.
Cargo charter flights provide a lifeline for companies that require immediate transportation of emergency orders.Recent charters have featured a range of cargo, including automotive industry parts, machine spares, pharmaceuticals, AOG parts, high value shipments, diplomatic mail and perishables. BDA is also licensed to carry a range of Dangerous Goods on its charter aircraft, including chemicals, samples, shipments on dry ice, explosives, radioactive substances and other cargo not allowed on passenger aircraft.
Frankfurt Main airport based, the aircraft can be flown to any airport within range for loading. This allows the company to offer greater flexibility to businesses that urgently need to export or import goods and components across Europe, directly to and from production lines, on an emergency, time critical basis.
The logistics specialist, which operates from Coventry Airport, has eight gateway hubs for both air and road linehaul routes across Europe, including Germany, France, and Ireland. BDA also has local management and is self-handling at main European airports, including Coventry in the Midlands, UK, Maastricht in the Netherlands, Dublin, Ireland and Frankfurt, Germany, with Head Office located in Cork, Ireland.
The charter aircraft, a Shorts 360-300 type, has a maximum payload of 3,200kg and a volume capacity of 48m2with a cruise speed of 390km/hr. and an impressive range of 1,100km.
Steve Court, Sales Director at BDA, feels the chartered flights will play a vital part in supply chains throughout Europe.
"We understand that local businesses regularly have to fulfill emergency orders outside of the normal scheduled flight times that we offer, and by adding this bespoke chartered freighter we're adding a more flexible approach to our operations for those with time-critical cargo,"he said.
"It's our aim at BDA to offer the very best service to our customers, and we hope that our charter aircraft capability can help us strengthen relationships with existing and new customer."
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About BDA (Bespoke Distribution Aviation)
BDA is domiciled in Ireland and Germany and is a specialist logistics service provider specialising in daily Air-bridge and Road Line-haul with express final mile solutions for delivery In-Night, early morning, same day and next day, with hubs and depot locations in the UK, Germany, France, Ireland and the Netherlands.
BDA provides logistics supply chain solutions, for the B2B and B2C E-Retail markets, through time definite daily air and road line-haul routes connecting into In-Night delivery networks for early morning distribution throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland for the time-critical spare parts and e-Retail commercial markets.
The express air-freight and hi-speed-delivery Company was formed in 2007 and serves mainland Europe through its key locations in Maastricht, Frankfurt, Coventry and Dublin. BDA provides its airfreight through its own dedicated ATP aircraft and a shared user facility freight flight. BDA uses its own vehicle fleet for the collection of the time-critical shipments and the supply chain is completed throughout the local delivery countries through local domestic specialist In-night and overnight-partner networks.
Complete visibility of the end-to-end chain of shipments is provided, through a real-time tracking system, and the whole delivery process is supported by its multi-lingual Client Support team, based in its centralised (available 24/7) call centre.
For further information, please contact:-
Editorial - Alison Brindley, Marketing Manager on 07850 913 947 / 024 76 303010,Alison.brindley@bdaviation.comor Denise Taylor, Bridge PR & Media Services on 024 76 520025, or e-maildenise@bridgepr.co.uk