Western Global structures every engagement around the simplest viable contract. We don't sell what you don't need — but we'll wrap the whole operation, from forklift to flight deck, the moment you ask.
Wet Lease
You hold the schedule, the route authority, and the commercial relationship. We provide the airframe, the flight crew, all required maintenance, and the hull insurance. Capacity guaranteed by contract — block hours billed monthly.
Western Global tail number, in our livery or — by arrangement — yours. B747-400F or MD-11F per route economics.
Type-rated pilots and loadmasters, on our certificate, paid by us. Augmented for long-haul rotations on standard.
Line, transit, and heavy maintenance — performed at WGA Blytheville and the network of supporting MROs.
Hull and crew, war risk, third-party liability. Customer adds cargo coverage if not already in place.
"ACMI is a contract you sign once and forget. The airplane shows up, the crew is qualified, and the schedule moves — for as long as the calendar says."
Single-Trip and Repeat
One sector or a hundred. Western Global's charter desk quotes most movements within the hour, and our heavy iron departs more often within twelve hours of a signed contract than any other US-flagged operator on the type.
Charter is for the lift the line haul can't accommodate. We turn aircraft for project cargo, automotive sub-assemblies, satellite components, sensitive aerospace tooling, animal welfare loads, government and humanitarian payloads, and the perennial 02:00 rescue when somebody else's airplane went out of service in the wrong city.
One Bill of Lading
From the loading dock to the consignee's gate. Western Global wraps the entire move — surface trucking, ground handling, customs brokerage, dangerous-goods packaging, ULDs, and the flight itself — and presents one invoice, one point of contact, and one accountable airline.
Surface trucking from the shipper's dock to the origin airport.
Palletization, ULD build-up, DG declarations, export customs.
Direct or one-stop on a Western Global airframe — no interlining.
Destination handling, import customs, ULD breakdown, last-mile dispatch.
Surface trucking to the consignee's facility. POD on file the same day.
ACMI for predictable, schedule-driven capacity. Charter for one-off or program lifts. Full-Service when you need an operator instead of an airline. Many customers run a blend across all three.
| Attribute | ACMI · Wet Lease | Charter · Ad-Hoc | Full-Service · Door |
|---|---|---|---|
| Term | 30 days → multi-year | Single sector → 6 months | Per shipment |
| Pricing Basis | Block hour, monthly minimum | Per-flight quote, fixed price | Per-kg or per-shipment |
| Schedule Control | Customer | Joint | Western Global |
| Aircraft | B747-400F · MD-11F | B747-400F · MD-11F | B747-400F · MD-11F |
| Crew & Maintenance | Included | Included | Included |
| Hull & Crew Insurance | Included | Included | Included |
| Cargo Insurance | Customer | Customer | Optional |
| Surface Trucking | — | By exception | Pickup + delivery |
| Ground Handling | Customer | WGA-managed | WGA-managed |
| Customs / Brokerage | — | By exception | Origin + Destination |
| Dangerous Goods | Per AOC | Per AOC | Packaging + flight |
| Best For | Forwarders, integrators, scheduled-cargo carriers | Project cargo, AOG recovery, government, OEMs | Shippers without internal air-cargo desk |
"We are the airline you call when the airline you usually call has already said no. The Can-Do Airline isn't a slogan — it's the question we have to answer every time the phone rings."
Origin. Destination. Tonnage. Earliest pickup. Latest delivery. We'll come back inside the hour with a tail number and a price.
