The package may be small, but it’s irreplaceable. You can’t afford to lose it—and there’s no room for errors or delays in delivery. What if it’s loaded onto the wrong plane? Or gets mishandled and damaged in the cargo hold? What if it’s lost? What if you knew an easy way to avoid nightmares like these?

Now you do: trust your most valuable packages to an On-Board Courier (OBC), who personally travels with your package as either checked or carry-on luggage on a commercial flight. Then, personally delivers the package to its final destination and puts it in the hands of the intended recipient. It’s the ultimate in chain-of-custody accountability.

Just follow the airline’s guidelines for carry-on or checked luggage—as well as any Customs requirements. Your OBC takes it from there.

The Most Secure Way to Fly

Because your OBC maintains full personal custody of your package from start to finish, they can monitor its status during every minute and every mile of the journey. So there’s less chance that a mishap could damage the package or delay its on-time arrival. Plus, your OBC can keep you informed with real-time status updates. And if you have a change in plans, you can let your OBC know without concern that the information will get “lost in the shuffle.”

Other OBC benefits include:

• Punctual couriers you can trust with last-minute shipping. Unlike cargo services—which usually require you to arrive at the airport three, four, or even five hours before your scheduled flight time—an OBC can arrive as soon as an hour prior. 

• Easy passage through Customs at any time, no matter how small or remote the airport. Some small international airports won’t process inbound cargo from midnight to 6 a.m. However, an On-Board Courier on a commercial flight will arrive alongside other passengers, so they can go through Customs as soon as they arrive.

Now that you see the value of relying on an OBC for your most valuable shipments, how do you select the right one? Taking it a step further, how do you ensure your OBC is on the best flight to ensure on-time arrival at the destination airport? And how do you make the right transportation arrangements on the ground to make sure your OBC quickly and safely completes the final leg of the delivery?

For that, you need the right logistics strategy—and the right logistics partner with strong analytical capabilities, deep expertise, and close relationships with airlines and local couriers.

The World’s Largest OBC Provider

When the highest levels of service and accountability matter most, you can trust MNX, the world’s largest provider of OBC services. Every day, we pair our clients with one of 45,000 uniformed, professional couriers from across 190 countries—trained to provide white-glove service and boasting deep expertise in hand-carrying unique and time-critical items.

Our couriers are also thoroughly vetted: we require them to undergo background checks from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and—if required—obtain additional state or federal clearances as well.

MNX Intelligent Routing technology helps ensure your OBC will be on the best flight out to arrive ASAP. We identify and use nonstop flights when possible. And MNX Solution Specialists analyze additional variables such as the on-time performance of airlines and the level of airport traffic—all to ensure the quickest and safest path possible to your destination.

For your most valuable shipments, MNX is the only concierge you need.

Learn more about our range of transportation services that MNX tailors to your precise needs. 

When it’s highly sensitive, irreplaceable, and needs to be delivered as quickly as possible, leading financial institutions and government agencies alike turn to Next Flight Out (NFO) shipping. When safety, speed, and security matter, you want your shipment on the first aircraft that can deliver on time—especially when that means ASAP.

But the very next flight available might not be the answer for the secured transport of such sensitive shipments as one-of-a-kind documents and proprietary digital media. Why? Because it may not arrive at your destination first. There may be a different flight that leaves later but arrives sooner. Rather than the next flight out, you need the best flight out.

Of all the available flights to your destination, how do you know which is the best flight out?

What to Look for in an NFO Logistics Partner for Secure Transport

For the fastest way to deliver your highly sensitive, time-critical materials, your logistics provider needs deep expertise with both technology and precision logistics. That includes:

• Flight routing technology that identifies the fastest delivery based on weather, aircraft type, security requirements, on-time performance, schedule reliability, and availability of backup flights. 

• GPS-enabled real-time monitoring that uses 4G and 5G technology to precisely track your high-value shipments from origin to delivery. For the highest levels of security, an airline-approved sensor should monitor precisely when and where a shipment is opened or if the outer packaging has been compromised.

• Additional security measures such as unmarked vans and serialized, tamper-proof cable or zip ties.

• Trained agents that provide precise answers around such critical questions as which airline has the best on-time performance for a specific route or which airports you should avoid at which times. 

• Global reach and strong carrier relationships—so no matter where your shipment needs to go, it has the best opportunity to arrive on time. MNX delivers to more than 500 airports across 190 countries.

• Expedited ground courier services to complete the journey, picking up at the airport and delivering to the final destination. MNX has more than 45,000 courier partners worldwide.

• Anytime, anywhere coverage: emergencies happen 24/7/365. So you need a logistics provider ready to respond when needed—including nights, weekends, and holidays.

A Partner in Time

When your shipment is irreplaceable, security matters the most. And nothing is more secure than a logistics strategy planned down to the most precise detail.

MNX Intelligent Routing technology helps identify the best flight out for your high-value, time-critical delivery. We use nonstop flights when possible. And MNX Logistics Specialists analyze additional variables such as the on-time performance of airlines and the level of airport traffic—all to ensure the quickest and safest path possible to your destination.

Every day, MNX arranges NFO time-critical deliveries of highly sensitive materials for financial institutions, government agencies, and others around the globe. We ship to 190 countries and maintain more than 700 forward-stocking locations.

More than 45,000 uniformed, professional couriers are trained to provide white-glove service for secure and irreplaceable items. Our couriers are thoroughly vetted: we require them to undergo background checks from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and—if required—obtain additional state or federal clearances as well. For military deliveries, our vetted drivers improve efficiency by being familiar with the logistics procedures of military bases.

Armed with MNX Intelligent Routing technology, our MNX Logistics Specialists are ready when you are to tailor the ideal solution for every NFO delivery, every time. We have the global infrastructure, technology, relationships, and expertise to help keep sensitive shipments safe, discreet, and on time.

Learn more about MNX’s secure transport services.