Testimonials

“ My name is Gary Langefeld and I am involved in vintage aircraft restoration. In late July of 2005, I was instrumental in selling a vintage airplane located at Lunken Airport in Cincinnati, Ohio to a gentleman in Melbourne, Australia. The aircraft was an award winning, very valuable and rare 1942 Beech Staggerwing D17S, a single engine closed cockpit biplane that carries 5 people.
PROBLEM: How was the new owner, who lives in Melbourne, going to get his precious Staggerwing to Australia? It is nearly impossible to fly a single engine airplane from the U.S. to Australia for quite a number of reasons. I offered to give the new owner an estimate of costs to ship the aircraft door to door from Cincinnati, Ohio to Wangaratta, Australia, and the owner agreed.
SOLUTION: I contacted Danny McKee at Global Shipping and asked him to meet with me (his company is only ½ mile from the airport) and take a look at my problem. We met at the hangar where the airplane was housed and I said: “I’d like to ship this airplane to Australia. It is very valuable and very fragile…it’s covered with fabric which can easily be punctured and must be wrapped in flannel before packing.” Danny didn’t even flinch. He responded by saying that he didn’t see any big problems to speak of.
Thank you Danny McKee and all the people who helped make this project a success!”