AOG Parts Delivery — $12M Production Line Saved

A semiconductor manufacturer's critical EUV lithography system failed at their fab in Dresden, Germany. The replacement component — a precision-machined turbine assembly weighing 45 kg — was only available at the OEM's facility in San Jose, California. Each day of production line downtime cost $500,000. Standard air freight would take 3-4 days. The fab needed the part within 18 hours to avoid a $12M production loss.

VOLO coordinated an end-to-end logistics chain: a courier picked up the part from the San Jose facility within 90 minutes, a Gulfstream G280 was positioned at San Jose International for a direct transatlantic flight to Dresden (fuel stop in Reykjavik), and a helicopter was pre-staged at Dresden Airport for the 15-minute final leg to the fab. The part was secured in a custom vibration-dampened container to protect the precision component during flight.

The turbine component was delivered to the fab floor 11 hours after pickup — 7 hours ahead of the critical deadline. The production line restarted within 2 hours of delivery, saving an estimated $12 million in production output. The semiconductor company has since established VOLO as their AOG (Aircraft on Ground) logistics partner for critical component delivery worldwide.