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Don Lockie
Founder of Aviation Resources Group (ARG); aviation logistics specialist with 35+ years in flight operations and international aviation.
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Jun 22, 2026
Episode 104: Moving Aircraft Is Harder Than You Think | Don Lockie & Peter Van Dael
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9:33Don LockieGUEST
We were dealing with a, a foreign, uh, foreign entity, uh, a foreign government.
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9:39Don LockieGUEST
There was, uh, legislational paperwork that had to be correct because it involved what is known as ITARs, which is a, a arms limitation-type process.
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9:49Don LockieGUEST
Um, and then combining that, then working with a storage facility, transportation, uh, domestically within the country, and then, uh, shipping to, to the United States, and then onwards transport.
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10:03Don LockieGUEST
It was a lot of various combinations that involved a lot of people, a lot of issues, and even, um, then coordinating with ports and those authorities.
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10:11Don LockieGUEST
And at the end of the day, we moved, in this process, there was, uh, we'll say 25 aircraft.
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19:27John GrayHOST
Don, anything to, to add in there on, on what he talked about as far as the business preview goes?
Episode 98: Cross Border Shipping Panel Conversation at Kelowna MRO Conference
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7:10JohnHOST
And I think somebody might be thinking, "Okay, why am I here? How does this apply w- to what I'm doing?" So Don, for you, when you think about your job and the things you do in logistics, can you talk about a situation where you effectively made something happen, a mission happen, because of your ability to navigate the logistics community?
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7:33Don LockieGUEST
These stories can go on and on, and they can be a little bit, you know, time for a beer, let's start.
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7:42Don LockieGUEST
Um, this particular leaser had a contract with machines and 225s were, they were 225s, and they were, they were isolated on a West African country.
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30:13John RossGUEST
So, you know, if y- if you're putting your employees through the proper training for what they're handling, that's gonna, that's gonna help you and keep you from hopefully not running into an issue with that.
