Air Services

Four ways to
put a heavy on it.

Pick the contract shape that matches the program. ACMI for capacity-as-a-service. Charter for one-shots. Full-Service when you want to hand us the whole job. Government for AMC, CRAF and humanitarian missions.

01 / Wet lease
ACMI

You sell the capacity.
We provide the lift.

Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance and Insurance — wrapped in a single block-hour rate. ACMI puts our 747 or MD-11 in your livery, on your network, with our certificate covering the operation.

  • Block-hour rate, predictable cost
  • Crew and ops on our certificate
  • Heavy maintenance in-house
  • Hull and liability included
  • Short-term peak season cover
  • Multi-month contracts available
A What's included
Aircraft
B747-400F or MD-11F
Crew
Type-rated, on roster
Maintenance
Part 121 / 135
Insurance
Hull + liability
Min. contract
90 days
Crew callout4h
Continue 02 — Charter
C Cargo we move
  • Project / oversizeDGR class
  • Aerospace747 nose only
  • Pharma / cold-chainActive ULDs
  • Live animalsIATA LAR
  • Vehicles + helosDrive-on
  • Time-critical e-comRotation
Avg. quote turnaround < 1h
02 / Ad-hoc
Charter

One sector. One quote.
Wheels-up the same day.

When the cargo doesn't fit anything scheduled, we put a heavy under it. Single-leg, multi-leg or rotation — quoted, permitted and dispatched by our 24/7 ops desk.

  • Same-day quotes, hourly rates
  • Permit and overflight handled
  • Dangerous goods, cold-chain
  • Drive-on / nose-load 747
  • Auto / aerospace surge cover
  • Ground handling at any major hub
Continue 03 — Full-Service
03 / Turnkey program
Full-Service

One number.
Door to door.

The whole flight wrapped — crew, fuel, ground handling, permits, insurance, customs and trucking. You hand us the bill of lading and we deliver against it.

01
Pickup
02
Trucking
03
Ground
04
Permit
05
Fuel
06
Crew
07
Flight
08
Customs
09
Handling
10
Trucking
11
Delivery
12
POD
Single point of accountability — Western Global ops
F Sample programs
  • Auto launch surge
    Plant → port-of-entry, 8-week ramp
  • Aerospace AOG
    Engine swap, 747 nose-load, 24h SLA
  • Live ops rotation
    Equine + grooms, multi-leg, IATA LAR
  • Pharma cold-chain
    Active ULDs, GDP, 2–8 °C lane
Continue 04 — Government
G Authorities held
  • FAA Part 121Active
  • DOD ApprovedActive
  • CRAF eligibleStage I/II
  • USTRANSCOMAMC channel
  • State / OFACCompliant
  • HazMat / DGRCat. A–D
Mission readiness24/7
04 / Mission
Government

When the mission can't slip.

A trusted partner to AMC, the State Department, NGOs and humanitarian agencies. CRAF-eligible, DOD-approved and on-call for tasking — anywhere a 747 or MD-11 can land.

  • USTRANSCOM AMC channel partner
  • CRAF Stage I and II commitments
  • Disaster relief on 24h notice
  • UN / NGO humanitarian rotations
  • DGR, hazmat and outsized cargo
  • Background-cleared crew available
04 / 04 End of services
Service matrix

Pick the contract
that fits the program.

ACMI Charter Full-Service Government
Aircraft + crew
Maintenance + insurance
Fuel Optional
Permits + overflight Customer
Ground + customs Optional
Trucking / door delivery Mission-dep.
Min. duration 90 days1 sectorBy scopeBy tasking

One ops desk.
Four ways to engage.

Not sure which fits? Tell us what you're moving and where. We'll come back with the right contract shape.