Mode 04 - Freight
Air
When speed is the only thing that matters.
Meridian holds chartered and consolidated cargo capacity on 140 weekly flights, with cut-off to wheels-up in four hours. We move the cargo that can't wait - medical devices, semiconductor wafers, aerospace components, live events cargo - and we hand it off at the destination airport to our road partner for the final mile. Air is the most expensive mode; it's also the only mode that can save a launch.
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Overview
Air freight is the mode you use when the cost of being late exceeds the cost of being fast.
A container of semiconductors sitting in a warehouse is a container of semiconductors depreciating. A missed product launch can cost more in a week than a year of air freight bills. Air is the mode you reach for when the math changes - when the question stops being 'what's the cheapest way to move this' and starts being 'what's the cheapest way to move this before Tuesday'.
Meridian holds chartered capacity on dedicated cargo aircraft and consolidated capacity on passenger bellies, across 140 weekly flights into 48 airports. We file our own customs, build our own ULDs (unit load devices), and operate our own ground handling at the eight airports where it makes economic sense. The result: a cut-off to wheels-up of four hours, against an industry average of eighteen.
Every ULD is tracked from build to break - weight, dimensions, contents, position. Every flight is monitored for ATC delays, weather diversions, and slot times. When the cargo is on the aircraft, you know exactly which aircraft, exactly where it is, and exactly when the doors open at the other end.
How it moves
The air workflow
Book & confirm
Brief received. Within 60 minutes you have a confirmed flight, a ULD allocation, and a cut-off time at origin.
Build the ULD
Cargo arrives at our origin facility. We build the ULD under our supervision - weight, balance, and dangerous goods checked.
Tender & fly
ULD tenders at the carrier's facility before cut-off. Flight departs. Live position and ETA feed your tracker.
Break & deliver
Flight lands. ULD breaks at our destination facility. Road partner picks up and delivers to your door - usually within 4 hours of touchdown.
Capabilities
What we move, and how
Every capability below ships under a single contract - no per-mode paperwork, no per-mode invoices. One coordinator, one tracker, one carbon report.
In the field
Air operations, on the ground
Active lanes
Routes we run today
From
Shanghai
To
Chicago
From
Hong Kong
To
Luxembourg
From
Singapore
To
Los Angeles
From
Frankfurt
To
New York
From
Dubai
To
London
From
Tokyo
To
Atlanta
Why Meridian
Why teams choose our air product
4-hour cut-off
Industry average is eighteen hours. We file our own customs and build our own ULDs at eight airports - that's where the time goes.
Chartered capacity
We hold dedicated slots on cargo aircraft, not just passenger bellies. When the market tightens, your ULD still flies.
IATA dangerous goods
We're certified for every DG class except Class 7 (radioactive). Lithium batteries, chemicals, magnets - handled correctly.
AOG priority
When an aircraft is grounded waiting for a part, every minute costs six figures. Our AOG desk moves it on the next flight out.
Ready to move?
One brief gets you mode-by-mode pricing, transit times, and a dedicated coordinator - usually within four working hours.