Air Menzies International

What Air Menzies International does

Air Menzies International (AMI), founded in 1976 and headquartered in North Crawley, United Kingdom, is a wholesale air freight consolidator and forwarding intermediary that purchases cargo capacity from airlines and resells it to a strictly defined B2B customer base of freight forwarders, courier and express operators, third-party logistics providers, and removal companies. AMI is a division of John Menzies plc (registered in Scotland) and operates 27 airport-adjacent branches across the United Kingdom, Netherlands, the United States, Canada, South Africa, Pakistan, India, Hong Kong, Australia, and New Zealand, supported by a network of 250+ partners that extends consolidated service coverage to more than 200 destinations worldwide.

The company's core product suite spans air exports (consolidation and back2back services with pre-booked airline capacity), air imports, cross-trade shipments, ocean freight (FCL/LCL/RO-RO), express door-to-door services resold under wholesale arrangements with DHL, FedEx, UPS, and Toll, warehousing with customs bonded facilities, security screening (X-ray, ETD, hand search), and dedicated e-commerce logistics. In April 2026 AMI launched MILE (Menzies Integrated Logistics for E-Commerce), a fully integrated e-commerce cargo solution co-developed with parent Menzies Aviation and built on the MACH cargo management platform and an internal Intelligent Gateway API suite. Customer-facing transactional platforms include Click2Ship, Quick2Ship, UK Quote & Book, AU/NZ Webmation, and USA Airport to Door.

AMI's revenue model is predominantly transaction-based: it earns margins on the spread between purchased airline capacity and wholesale rates charged to freight forwarders, plus margins on integrator express resales, with additional professional services revenue from warehousing, customs clearance, and screening. The company maintains a strict neutrality policy — it does not serve direct shippers or consignees — which preserves channel relationships with its B2B customer base. Multi-jurisdictional regulatory credentials (TSA RACA in the US, DfT Regulated Agent in the UK, RACA and biosecurity approvals across APAC, customs bonded status in 10+ countries, IATA, BIFA, SAAFF, FIATA accreditations) form a high-friction regulatory moat that underpins its eligibility to handle international air cargo across its operating geographies.

Name

Air Menzies International

Legal name

Air Menzies International Limited

Website

https://airmenzies.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Air Menzies International is a UK-based wholesale air freight consolidator that purchases airline capacity and resells it exclusively to freight forwarders, 3PLs, courier operators, and removal companies across 27 global branches and 250+ partner agents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wholesale Air Freight Logistics Services

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510), Scheduled Freight Air Transportation (481112), Scheduled Air Transportation (48111), Support Activities for Air Transportation (4881)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731), Air Transportation, Scheduled (4512), Air Courier Services (4513)

akta.pro primary industry

Air Consolidation & Deconsolidation (Consols, Master/House AWB) (TLACAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Air Freight Brokerage (TLADAMAE), FCL (Full Container Load) Ocean Forwarding (TLACABAA), Ocean Freight Brokerage (FCL/LCL) (TLADAMAF), Customs Brokerage for Ocean Shipments (Import/Export Clearance) (TLACABAG)

Keywords

• Wholesale air freight
• Air cargo consolidation
• Express courier services
• Cross-trade logistics
• Warehousing distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

North Crawley

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices23 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Air Freight Wholesale Services: AMI acts as a wholesale air freight consolidator, purchasing cargo capacity from airlines and reselling it to freight forwarders. Revenue is generated through volume-based pricing, pre-booked capacity arrangements, and consolidated shipment handling to over 200 destinations worldwide.
2. Express and Courier Services: Wholesale express door-to-door services through partnerships with major integrators (DHL, FedEx, UPS, Toll). Revenue generated from markup on wholesale integrator rates.
3. Ocean Freight Services: Ocean transportation and handling across major trade lanes on FCL and LCL basis, including project cargo and RO-RO services.
4. Warehousing and Value-Added Services: Storage, screening, customs clearance, and support services including collections, local delivery, documentation, and X-ray screening at their global warehouse facilities.
5. MILE E-Commerce Solution: Integrated e-commerce cargo solution offering middle and final mile services with real-time tracking and visibility.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Air Menzies International is a wholesale air freight consolidator that purchases cargo capacity from airlines and resells it to freight forwarders, courier express operators, 3PL providers, and removal companies across more than 200 destinations. The company also provides ocean freight forwarding, customs-bonded warehousing, cargo screening, and an integrated e-commerce logistics solution (MILE), supported by digital self-service booking portals. All services are offered strictly on a neutral wholesale basis to other logistics businesses rather than to direct shippers.

Product overview

Air Menzies International (AMI) is a wholesale air freight wholesaler operating since 1976, offering a comprehensive suite of freight forwarding services across air freight, ocean, express, warehousing, and e-commerce. The core product portfolio includes Air Exports (consolidation and back2back to 200+ destinations), Air Imports (through 23 branches and 250 partners), Express (online booking via DHL, FedEx, UPS, Toll), Cross-Trade, Screening, Warehousing, Support Services, and Ocean freight. The company also offers digital platforms including click2ship, quick2ship, UK Quote & Book, AU/NZ Webmation, and USA Airport to Door. MILE (Menzies Integrated Logistics for E-Commerce) is the newest fully integrated e-commerce cargo solution developed in partnership with Menzies Aviation, combining physical handling with digital control via the MACH cargo management platform and Intelligent Gateway API suite. AMI maintains a global network spanning the Americas, Africa, Asia Pacific, and Europe with strict neutrality policies serving only freight forwarders and logistics companies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MILE: Menzies Integrated Logistics for E-Commerce - a fully integrated e-commerce cargo solution developed in partnership with Air Menzies International (AMI) and Menzies Aviation, combining physical handling, forwarding expertise and digital control.
• Express
• click2ship
• quick2ship
• Quote & Book

Products and services

• Air Exports Consolidated and back2back air freight export services to over 200 destinations worldwide, with pre-booked airline capacity and flexible pricing across multiple routings. Designed for freight forwarders and logistics companies needing neutral wholesale air export capacity.
• Air Imports

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• DHL ExpresscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAMI offers wholesale express services using DHL's global express network. AMI acts as a wholesale reseller, providing customers access to DHL's express services at competitive wholesale rates through the Express platform.
• FedExcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAMI offers wholesale express services through FedEx's international network, providing customers with competitive door-to-door rates for express shipments worldwide.
• UPScoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAMI offers wholesale express services utilizing UPS's global network, enabling customers to access UPS express capabilities through AMI's booking platforms at wholesale pricing.
• Toll GroupcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAMI offers wholesale express services through Toll's network, particularly prominent in the Australia/New Zealand region where Toll has strong presence.
• Menzies AviationflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerMenzies Aviation is AMI's parent company and strategic partner. Together they developed MILE (Menzies Integrated Logistics for E-Commerce), combining Menzies' physical handling and AMI's forwarding expertise. The MACH cargo management platform is developed in partnership with Menzies Aviation.
• Airline PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAMI maintains strong and long-standing relationships with airlines globally, enabling pre-booked capacity (soft and hard blocks) at competitive rates across global trade lanes. These relationships are fundamental to AMI's wholesale air freight model.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Expeditors International of Washington: Large global air and ocean freight forwarder with similar air consolidation capabilities across global trade lanes, but it operates as a full-spectrum forwarder serving shippers directly rather than AMI's strict neutral-wholesale, forwarder-only model.
• CEVA Logistics: Global 3PL with significant air and ocean freight forwarding services; overlapping with AMI in air freight consolidation, ocean forwarding, and warehousing, but a larger multi-modal incumbent with broader shipper relationships.
• DB Schenker: German-headquartered global freight forwarder with air and ocean services including consolidation. AMI's neutral-wholesale-only positioning differentiates it, but they compete for the same airline capacity pools.
• Agility Logistics: Global forwarder with significant consolidation capability across Africa, Middle East and Asia — directly overlapping with AMI's Africa hub coverage (Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban) and trans-Pacific lanes.
• Panalpina World Transport (now DSV): Historical air and ocean freight forwarder with strong consolidation expertise, particularly across transatlantic and Asia-Europe lanes — combined with DSV, makes for a closer competitor in the consolidation/wholesale space AMI serves.
• DSV A/S: Top-tier global forwarder with very large air freight consolidation operation across 200+ destinations. Competes with AMI for airline capacity and forwarder customers but serves shippers directly across all modes.
• Kuehne+Nagel International AG: One of the world's largest freight forwarders, providing air and ocean consolidation and direct services globally. Overlap with AMI in air consolidation but a much broader portfolio including contract logistics and direct shipper relationships.

Direct peers

• Kerry Logistics Network: Hong Kong-based international freight forwarder with strong Asia airfreight consolidation and wholesaler roles, overlapping with AMI's APAC integration into Hong Kong, Australia, and emerging Asia lanes.
• Mercator (now part of MAST Global Logistics): Specialized air freight wholesaler/freight forwarder historically focused on consolidation between Asia, Middle East, and Europe — comparable model to AMI as a consolidator-reseller for retail forwarders.

Emerging players

• Cargolink Logistics: A smaller-scale air and ocean freight forwarder operating between US, Europe and Asia with consolidation and warehousing services — comparable offering but with narrower global footprint than AMI's 27-office network.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance10 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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