Government
Delivery Services
AirNet offers a
variety of delivery options to meet your delivery needs
AirNet SameDay Delivery
AirNet Systems, Incorporated (AirNet) offers same day delivery service 24
hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. This service is offered
through our strategic alliances and contractual agreements with 10 CRAF
carriers, DoD approved carriers, over 20 other commercial airlines, over
300 AirNet couriers, and the use of over 900 ground courier companies
throughout the U.S. AirNet also has contractual agreements with over 100
of the ground courier companies for regularly scheduled services.
Additionally AirNet owns and operates a fleet of approximately 120
aircraft providing scheduled transportation services from and to over 100
major cities nationwide. This transportation system is used extensively by
AirNet, on a “space available” basis, to augment the flight schedules
provided by the commercial airlines. AirNet provides higher reliability,
shorter transit cycles, and transportation options at times when the
commercial airlines do not provide flights. The ability for AirNet to
access this unique transportation system improves our Same Day Delivery
performance significantly.
AirNet Mission Critical
Delivery
AirNet owns and operates a fleet of approximately 120
aircraft providing scheduled transportation services from and to
over 100 major cities nationwide. Additionally AirNet provides
expedited ground transportation and on-demand Air Cargo Charter
services. AirNet Mission Critical (AMC) is a delivery service
utilizing exclusively AirNet’s unique scheduled air transportation
system, expedited ground, on-demand charter, or any combination of
the three to provide a custom transportation solution. Benefits of
this type service typically include, but are not limited to, a
substantially later pickup for overnight package shipment, early
A.M. delivery, shorter pickup to delivery cycles, high security,
reliability, improved on time performance, and flexibility. Typical
uses of this service include human organ transport, human tissue and
diagnostic specimen transport, clinical trial drug distribution,
medicines/radio-pharmaceutical transport, critical parts
distribution, high value/high security shipments, critical media
distribution, etc.
Hazardous
Material/Dangerous Goods Delivery
Hazardous material is defined in the 49 CFR as “a
substance or material, which has been determined by the Secretary of
Transportation to be capable of posing an unreasonable risk to
health, safety, and property when transported in commerce, and which
has been so designated.” The
terms hazardous materials and dangerous goods are synonymous and may
be used interchangeably.
AirNet Express will accept dangerous goods for air carriage provided that shipper presents the packages in complete compliance with the IATA/ICAO and 49 CFR regulations as applicable. AirNet is qualified to transport classes 6.2, 7 and 9 of dangerous goods. Carriage of Class 7, radioactive materials is focused primarily upon non-fissile, radioactive pharmaceuticals, for human injection/ingestion. AirNet holds party status to DOT Exemption 7060, exempting the carrier from certain provisions of the 49 CFR requirements for the air transportation of radioactive materials. AirNet reserves the right to refuse to transport of any shipment of dangerous goods, prior to or during transport:
- Whenever any package of dangerous goods is determined not to be in compliance with the referenced regulations.
- Whenever a reasonable question exists as to the acceptability of the required classification, packaging, marking, labeling, quantity or documentation of any package of dangerous goods.
- When/if a Federal Government agency, such as the FAA, restricts shipment of such goods due to Federal Emergencies or other unanticipated events.
Prior to acceptance of any dangerous goods shipment, the AirNet Express Regulated Cargo Division (RCD), must be provided the opportunity to inspect and approve:
- The training records of the shipper’s employees involved in the preparation of the dangerous goods cargo for transport by air,
- The specific packaging intended for use in the air transport of each particular dangerous goods,
- The intended quantities of the material to be shipped,
- The documentation preparation method of the shipper,
- Validity of the emergency response information provided by the shipper.
If at any time, the shipper attempts to ship dangerous goods, which has not been inspected/approved as required above, carriage shall be denied until such time as an appropriate inspection process has been completed, and approval has been granted.
