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Protect your critical shipments

Minimize damages, claims and delays with real-time monitoring and onsite inspections at airports worldwide. Save valuable minutes when you need them most.


Safeguard your cargo while in transit with hands-on services

In-person Airside Logistics protects your shipments from mishandling, temperature excursions and physical harm.

Sensitive goods like semiconductors, Aircraft on Ground (AOG) parts and temperature-controlled pharmaceuticals are vulnerable to damage and delays on the tarmac.

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Airside Logistics for your vital cargo

Real-time monitoring and intervention protect sensitive goods from mishandling, temperature excursions and physical damage during airport transit.

Enjoy a range of services for 24/7 monitoring, loading/unloading supervision, stand activation, defect reporting and airport support.

Specially designed checklists and digital tools allow for full control over airside processes, providing around-the-clock updates on shipment status and condition.

Receive photographic documentation and 24/7 updates on the status and condition of your shipment throughout the entire journey.

Protect your goods off the tarmac and through the airport 

Airside experts use industry-specific checklists to control the condition and progress of your shipments. 

By reducing handling times and adding onsite surveillance, direct and indirect damage is limited. If there's a deviation, our specialists intervene quickly to take corrective action. 

Experienced surveyors are stationed at major airports worldwide

Expect unparalleled airside services


  • 24/7 shipment monitoring, checks and recording for temperature, humidity and shock

  • Loading and unloading supervision

  • Stand activation for aircraft engines

  • Defect and damage reporting with troubleshooting

  • End-to-end visibility down to part and serial number level

  • Airport support with forklift and crane operations

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Control your risk


Because temperature excursions, physical damage and losses occur at airports, every minute your product is on the tarmac is a minute of unwanted exposure.

To avoid delays and extra costs, you need real-time data on the stability and condition of your shipments. Onsite monitoring offers the visibility to protect goods off the tarmac and throughout the airport.

From pickup to delivery, our experts ensure integrity and compliance across the shipping cycle with 24/7/365 proactive monitoring and onsite inspection at critical control points.


Solutions for engines, AOGs, high-value or oversized cargo

Choose special services for your unique industry:

  • Extra handling controls

  • Shock avoidance

  • Temperature control

  • Special packaging

  • Rigging

Airside Logistics supports solutions found in our quality labels for FreshChain, EngineChain, SemiconChain and HealthChain.

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