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have had to refocus on specialised services or regions, such as the space industry.


T ell us about some extr eme aer deliveries you’ve been invol ospace ved in?


Matthew: We have carried complete fuselages for the Nimrod aircraft which filled the Antonov cargo hold end-to-end.


What has been the biggest change in the movement of aer last two years?


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Axel: As in most industries, manufacturers have become even more cost conscious in all areas from changes in the manufacturing processes to their supply chains and delivery options. This has demanded more innovative solutions to


meet these requirements. We have also seen an increase in compliance guidelines for both the governmental and commercial aerospace sectors. The introduced guidelines have been for governmental and quality processes. While the increases in requirements narrowed the vendor pool, the larger manufacturers have further decreased the pool to a handful of key defined supplier relationships. Suppliers


Paul: For me, the most extreme example (and fast response delivery!) was the carriage of an historic Fairey Gannet aircraft. It was built in 1954, becoming the world’s first dual-control prototype, and was demonstrated at Farnborough that same year. In 2010 we were asked to carry the complete aircraft from Goose Bay, Canada, to Minneapolis, USA. Due to time constraints it had to be done as quickly as possible. The customer wasn’t convinced that the Gannet could be loaded, but we were confident that if the customer modified the Gannet’s wing structure, it could be. Following our advice, and in just a matter of days, that 46-year-old aircraft was being flown by a much younger and stronger version - the An-124-100 - to its new home. It has now been preserved and is about to take to the skies under its own steam once more


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