{"id":52188,"date":"2025-06-18T13:49:33","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T17:49:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.logisticsplus.com\/?page_id=52188"},"modified":"2025-06-18T14:00:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T18:00:07","slug":"first-air-charter-after-9-11","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.logisticsplus.com\/about-us\/media-resources\/case-studies\/first-air-charter-after-9-11\/","title":{"rendered":"First Air Charter After 9\/11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;Coordinating the First Air Charter after 9\/11&#8243; subhead=&#8221;A Logistics Plus\u00ae Supply Chain Success Story!&#8221; module_class=&#8221;landing-page&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;72px&#8221; 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