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B&H Worldwide signs with AOG to handle airBaltic's Gatwick traffic

Aerospace logistics company B&H Worldwide, has signed an agreement to handle AOG and routine traffic as service cargo to and from London Gatwick on behalf of airBaltic.

AirBaltic operates a fleet of 34 aircraft offering direct flights from the Latvian capital, Riga, to more than 70 destinations with additional direct flights from Tallinn and Vilnius to various European destinations. AirBaltic has been recognised as the most punctual airline in the world for several years in the row.

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Under the new contract, which is effective immediately, B&H will exclusively manage all AOG traffic, time-critical spares and routine shipments.

B&H will take care of the entire shipping process providing a new level of shipment transparency to airBaltic through the use of its unique OnTrack system to provide track & trace and reporting with an option to include full inventory management in the future. 

The contract will be managed through the B&H London Heathrow Control Tower providing round-the-clock 24/7, 365 service to the customer globally.

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B&H Worldwide CEO, Stuart Allen said: "We are delighted to have added another blue-chip carrier to our client portfolio. AirBaltic has a high-level reputation to protect having been voted the world's most punctual airline and we are confident we can play our part in it continuing to maintain those high standards by supplying both AOG and routine cargo supplies on time, every time."

Established in 1988 in the UK, B&H Worldwide is a highly specialist aerospace logistics provider, with its base at Heathrow. Winner of the 2018 BIFA Freight Service award for Supply Chain Management, it has (over the last 30 years) expanded globally and today operates from 10 strategically located aerospace hubs around the world and has a customer base which includes airlines, spare part stockists, MROs and repair vendors.

 

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