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M The maritime business has the means to transport immense quantities of materials across the globe, but only aircraft have the power to deliver goods and people to every corner of the world at speed. As recent terrifying events have shown us, air transport's high profile makes it a target for terrorist attack. Following September 11th, airlines have demanded that hauliers who work for them should come up with contingency plans.
Isle of Sheppey-based Croome Goldstar Logistics transports airliner engines; the engine manufacturer has demanded that the firm devise contingency plans in the case of terrorist attack.
Aeroplanes are made up of a mass of components, and the lack of one tiny part can be an aircraft's Achilles heel its absence could render a multi-million pound aeroplane useless. David Croome, managing director, and Matthew Sweet, Cream° Goldstar Logistics' customer accounts manager, have had to draw up a battle plan: what would they do if they their truck was transporting an airline engine en a ferry, and the ship was hijacked? How could they ensure the waiting aeroplane would receive a replacement engine?
Operators seeking to enter this sector would have to come up with answers to questions like these.