Services
International and Domestic Air Freight
Forward Systems Group is an IATA-accredited cargo agent (agent number 0111789) and a TSA Indirect Air Carrier operating from Miami International Airport. The company arranges domestic and international air freight, air charter, and dangerous goods movements for defense, aerospace, and commercial shippers, including cargo requiring ITAR or EAR export authorization.
How Forward Systems Group runs air freight
FSG is an IATA-accredited cargo agent and a TSA-approved Indirect Air Carrier (IAC SF12212006) operating out of Miami International, the busiest international freight airport in the United States. That combination lets us tender controlled and hazardous cargo directly, rather than handing it to a second party who then has to re-paper it.
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Screen and accept
Cargo is accepted under our own TSA-approved security programme, with vetted personnel and known-shipper administration handled in-house.
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Paper the dangerous goods
Shipper's declarations, UN-specification packaging, marking and labelling prepared by current IATA DGR-certified staff before the cargo reaches the counter.
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Book the right lift
Scheduled consolidations into daily Latin American lanes, or full and part charter up to An-124 heavy lift when the cargo will not fit a freighter.
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File and clear
AES/EEI filed, export documentation issued under our IATA agency, destination customs coordinated before wheels up.
All FSG employees involved in the handling or coordination of air and ocean shipments receive comprehensive HazMat and Dangerous Goods training in accordance with IATA, ICAO and U.S. Department of Transportation requirements.
Scheduled air freight and consolidations
Miami International Airport is the busiest international freight airport in the United States, with direct freighter service to nearly every capital in Latin America. That density is the reason our air product is competitive on both speed and price: we are consolidating into lanes that already run daily.
Standard service covers airport-to-airport, door-to-door, and door-to-airport moves, with export documentation, AES filing, and destination customs coordination handled in-house.
- Domestic and international air freight, all commodity and specific commodity rates
- Export consolidations into Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, and the Middle East
- Next Flight Out and on-board courier for AOG and critical spares
- Air import charters and inbound customs clearance
- Multi-carrier service contracts
Air charter for outsized and controlled cargo
Some cargo simply does not fit a scheduled freighter: a complete helicopter, a generator set, a full FMS case consolidated into one lift. For those we source and manage the charter directly, including load planning, cradle and shoring design, ramp handling, and export escort where the commodity requires it.
Air Freight: frequently asked questions
What is a TSA Indirect Air Carrier?
An Indirect Air Carrier (IAC) is a freight forwarder approved by the U.S. Transportation Security Administration to tender cargo to passenger and all-cargo airlines. IAC status requires an approved security program, vetted personnel, and adherence to cargo screening standards. Forward Systems Group operates as a TSA-approved IAC.
Can you ship dangerous goods by air?
Yes. We hold IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations certification and prepare shipper's declarations, packing, marking, and labeling for hazardous cargo including batteries, compressed gases, flammables, and Class 1 explosives where the routing and carrier permit.
Do you arrange air charters?
Yes. We procure and manage full and part charters for outsized, urgent, or export-controlled cargo that cannot move on scheduled service. That runs from narrowbody freighters all the way up to Antonov An-124 heavy lift.
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