X2 Newsletter Corner 2017 ➨ Q3 X2 Newsletter | Page 58

this quarter X2 Elite Member AGX Move AOG Shipment from all over the World Simultaneously with help from Fellow X2 Members for their Client: Air Asia X A recent shipment that was done by AGX can be used as a case-study of the benefits of being part of a Logistics Network. Where they moved an AOG (Air on Ground) Shipment from all over the World simultaneously. The move took place from every corner of the World simultaneously including Malaysia, Hong Kong, France, UK & USA using multiple X2 Members from those corners. The reason of this urgent collaboration was done that Air Asia X had an Airbus A330 stuck in Perth due to a mid-flight engine failure. And all the replacement parts had to be sent from all over the World to Perth ASAP in order to get the Aircraft back into service. x2logisticsnetworks.com The experts at AGX chartered an Ilyushin Il- 76 straight from Kuala Lumpur International Airport. The Ilyushin Il-76 is a multi-purpose four-engine turbofan strategic airlifter designed by the Soviet Union’s Ilyushin design bureau. They also chartered a massive Boeing – 747 from Singapore. This was done to move the huge Trent 700 Rolls Royce Engine. The Trent 700 is a 3 Spool High Bypass Turbofan Aircraft Engine. The Trent 700 family powers the Airbus A330. It was definitely a massive move as the Trent 700 has a length & diameter of 5.639 m & 2.47 m respectively. It weights a tremendous 6,160 kg. Another reason this was such an impressive move is that the Trent 700 is listed at 23.25 million USD. X2 Critical Member Royale international chartered another 747 from Hong Kong to move the engine nose cowl from Xiamen to Singapore. Which was then picked up by team