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Geodis gets fire-fighting choppers to their next mission

[ December 17, 2025   //   ]

Geodis relocated 25 firefighting helicopters from Palma del Río in Córdoba, Spain to the port of San Antonio in Chile for Pegasus Aero Group. between September and early December.

As wildfire seasons grow closer together, the forwarding and logistics company ensures the on-time shipment of the aircraft every year between operational regions, meeting increasingly tight deployment deadlines.

The mission requires close coordination with Pegasus’s technical teams, who must complete maintenance and prepare the aircraft for transport immediately after each wildfire season.

Geodis South area sales manager, Juan Domingo Bautista, explained: “Meeting the tight deadlines for having helicopters ready on the other side of the globe is a major challenge. An end-to-end transport cycle takes about 24 days, making the coordination of maintenance, customs, ocean freight and final delivery a process that demands precise and agile planning.”

Geodis manages the entire logistics chain from helicopter disassembly in Palma del Río, container loading, road transport to the Port of Sines, customs clearance via Sevilla, ocean freight and final delivery to reassembly sites including Carriel Airport, 500km south of San Antonio. Depending on the model, helicopters travel in high-cube 40-foot containers or disassembled on flat racks with separate units for the tail, rotors and blades.

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