WHO RELIES ON OUR COMPLIANCE
When the cargo is sensitive, the questions get harder
Every industry has its standards. Aerospace, defense, pharma, and government work raise the bar higher than most. These are the people who count on our certifications to clear the way.
Aerospace manufacturers and MROs
Oversized assemblies, engines, and components across borders on tight schedules.
Defense and government agencies
Shipments that require ITAR compliance, cleared crews, and full chain of custody.
Pharmaceutical and life sciences companies
Temperature-sensitive product and regulated materials moving worldwide.
Energy and industrial
Hazmat, lithium batteries, and dangerous goods that need certified handling.
Freight forwarders and partners
Logistics operators who need a carrier whose compliance posture matches their own.
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How we work
Compliance you never have to coordinate
Certifications are easy to list and hard to live up to. We’ve built ours into how every shipment moves, who handles it, and what gets checked before it leaves the ground. The result is a workflow where compliance isn’t something you coordinate. It’s something we’ve already done.
WHO RELIES ON OUR COMPLIANCE
The clearances behind every flight
Every mission National Airlines flies is authorized by a credential we earned, audited by a regulator we don’t choose, and held to a standard we don’t get to write. This is the operational record behind the operation.
One workflow, every license
Customs brokerage, NVOCC registration, indirect air carrier status, ITAR clearance, and dangerous goods proficiency. Most forwarders carry two or three. We carry the full set, which means your shipment moves through a single workflow instead of a chain of subcontractors.
Trained, not just titled
Our handlers, dispatchers, and operations teams train against the certifications we hold. CEIV Lithium, IATA Dangerous Goods, and the ITAR and DDTC registration that clears National to carry controlled defense articles and technical data. The knowledge sits with the people doing the work.
Documented at every step
Audits ask for paperwork. We have it ready, because every shipment generates the records our customers and regulators need, traceable from first call to final signature.
Updated as the rules change
Regulations don’t sit still, and neither do we. Our compliance team tracks every change to ITAR, IATA, customs, and security protocols, then trains the rest of the company before the rules take effect.
Cleared to fly farther
ETOPS 180 authorization clears twin-engine widebody freighters to fly up to 180 minutes from the nearest alternate, keeping cargo on the direct transoceanic routes many operators have to detour around.
OUR CERTIFICATIONS
The credentials we keep current
The cargo most carriers won’t touch
Lithium, hazmat, and Class 1 explosives, cleared and handled in-house.
SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS
Federal authority
Cleared for the work the U.S. government runs through us.
IATA CEIV Lithium Batteries
It’s one of the more demanding certifications in air cargo and one of the most important. We move lithium batteries safely because we’ve trained, audited, and certified to the standard most carriers avoid.
Hazmat and Dangerous Goods
We’re certified across all nine dangerous goods classes, Class 1 explosives included.
OUR CERTIFICATIONS
Every credential. Every layer. Every flight.
Delivered in the condition it shipped
Cold chain and welfare, held from tender to delivery.
IATA CEIV Pharma
This certifies us as a Center of Excellence for pharmaceutical logistics, aligned to GDP for biologics, vaccines, and temperature-sensitive medical shipments from origin to destination.
IATA CEIV Fresh / Perishables
We’re CEIV Fresh certified for perishable logistics, holding cold chain and food safety from the moment cargo is tendered to final delivery.
IATA CEIV Live Animals
CEIV Live Animals certification covers how we move livestock, exotic species, and welfare-critical animals. Temperature, ventilation, handling, and documentation all meet full IATA LAR standards.
OUR CERTIFICATIONS
Every credential. Every layer. Every flight.
One carrier, every customs license
Every customs and forwarding license held in-house, clearing freight through a single workflow.
SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS
Federal authority
Cleared for the work the U.S. government runs through us.
Licensed Customers
House Broker
We clear our own freight, which means turnkey international shipments without juggling multiple contacts.
FMC-licensed NVOCC
and freight forwarder
Domestic and foreign registrations authorize us as a Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier.
TSA registered
indirect air carrier
It’s required for our role in air freight forwarding and foundational to how we secure cargo from origin to wheels-up.
C-TPAT Member
Registered with the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls and experienced in navigating ITAR for defense and government cargo.
IATA Registered
Full registration with the International Air Transport Association keeps us aligned with global airline operating standards.
OUR CERTIFICATIONS
Every credential. Every layer. Every flight.
Trusted with government freight
The credentials that clear us for defense and federal missions.
FAA Part 121 Air Carrier Certificate
We operate under FAA part 121, the highest tier of U.S. aviation oversight. It governs how we maintain aircraft, train crews, and control every flight that moves your cargo.
Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF)
We hold a standing place in the Civil Reserve Air Fleet, the U.S. Department of Defense program that calls on commercial carriers for military airlifts when the country needs it. The DoD extends it only to a handful of U.S. operators.
Commercial Airlift Review Board (CARB)
We’re registered with the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls and experienced in navigating ITAR for defense and government cargo.
OUR CERTIFICATIONS
Every credential. Every layer. Every flight.
Safety proven in the air
Independent auditors hold our flight operations to the airline standard, on a fixed cycle.
Safety Management System (SMS)
Our FAA-approved Safety Management System builds review into everything we do. Every incident, near miss, and audit finding goes to senior management, gets acted on, and feeds back into how we operate.
IOSA Registration (IATA)
IOSA registration is the global benchmark for airline operational safety, audited by independent IATA assessors on a fixed cycle. It confirms we fly cargo to the same standard the world’s leading airlines are measured against.
OUR CERTIFICATIONS
Every credential. Every layer. Every flight.
The discipline behind every shipment
The management systems auditors check when they want to see how we really run.
Scope varies by facility. Specific accreditations available on request.
ISO 9001 Quality Management
This is the international benchmark for quality management. We hold it because our enterprise customers expect it and because the discipline it enforces matters regardless.
ISO 14001 Environmental Management
ISO 14001 holds our environmental management to an audited international standard, from how we run facilities to how we account for emissions, reinforced by IATA IEnvA, the aviation industry’s structured environmental assessment framework, covering carbon reporting through continuous review.
ISO 45001 Occupational Health & Safety
ISO 45001 certifies the occupational health and safety systems that protect our teams and partners across every site we run.
ISO 27001 Information Security Management
ISO 27001 governs how we secure information, keeping the shipment data and documents you share with us protected end to end.
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