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Our Services | Aircraft Transportation

H.W. Farren Company is the leading specialized transportation company when it comes to transporting helicopters, airframes, engines, or aircraft sub-assemblies, throughout the United States and Canada. Our employees are specialists in the proper methods of loading, securing and transporting aircraft over land for over a decade.

The H.W. Farren company employees are specialists in the transportation of aircraft. We operate throughout the United States, and Canada, transporting on all air-ride equipmentwith specially designed and modified trailers with specialized cradles, we have transported numerous helicopters and fixed wing aircraft.

In 1996, Sikorsky Aircraft presented Glenn Wargo and our company with a commendation for our efforts to support the Royal Thai Navy S-76 delivery program. We developed a system to overall reduce the height of the aircraft and expedite their transport to the point of export. This system was officially adopted by Sikorsky Aircraft for the transportation of all S-76 helicopters.

In 1997, we delivered the S-70B Royal Thai Naval Hawks, along with two A-7 Corsair attack aircraft to the Ports of Jacksonville and Port Liberty. We designed a special trailer to transport the components from the Sikorsky partners, and transported the first main cabin section from JFK to Stratford on April 25th, 1997. In the following months bringing in the other components for first prototype.

Later that year we transported for Mitsubishi Aerospace the S-92 civilian mockup from Stratford, Connecticut to the Port of Long Beach, California. Based on a trailer we modified to transport the S-76, Black Hawk, and Sea Hawks, we were invited to assist Sikorsky engineers in the design of the specially built trailer that would transport all of the prototype aircraft.

On June 10th of 1997 we received a special recognition award for exceptional efforts in support of the S-92 program was presented to Phil Antonucci from Mr. David J. Buonanno Vice President of Sikorsky Aircraft.

In 1998, we transported the first prototype S-92 from Stratford to the Flight Development Center in Florida. Following within months the second, and then all of the prototype aircraft.

In 1999, we transported a prototype S-92 to the point of export, and sent a technician along with the aircraft and trailer to the Paris Air Show, to coordinate with the European transportation company delivery to Le Borget Airport in Paris.

In addition to transporting the S-76, UH-60, S-70, and S-92 aircraft a small special group of our employees have had the honor to transport the Boeing-Sikorsky RAH-66 1st Team, "Comanche" Helicopter. First in 1995 presenting the aircraft to the Joints Chiefs at the Pentagon, and again in 1998, bringing the "Comanche" to our Nations Capitol for presentation to the Congress and Senate. This project was featured on the "Discovery Channels" program “Cybercopter”. We have a good working relationship with numerous State Police, Highway Patrol organizations, a key asset in the transportation of sensitive aircraft.

In 2003 both Phil Antonucci and Glenn Wargo received certificates of appreciation from the Army Aviation Association of America Connecticut chapter for their efforts in support of the Comanche and Eagle one programs.

In 2004, Phil Antonucci and Glenn Wargo received certificates of appreciation from the RAH-66 Comanche Program Office, in recognition to their outstanding support of the Comanche program , the interest of National Security, and the many personal efforts that contributed to the successful completion of all operations with zero incidents.

In addition to providing services to Sikorsky aircraft we have provided services to American Eurocopter, L-3 Communications, Lockheed-Martin and numerous aircraft service companies and brokers.

We have hydraulic truck cranes with 8 to 200 ton capacity based at our Randolph, N.J. facilty. We operate a large fleet of specialized all air-ride extended low boys and double drop stretch tractor trailers. In addition, we have experienced aviation personnel who have had many years of experience in the handling of all types of aircraft. We have provided recovery services of aircraft involved in incidents. We work to solve the problem and recover the aircraft/airframe and transport to the designated repair facility.

We have transported and placed a helicopter in between a group of row houses for a New York Lottery commercial. We worked closely with New York City Police, Fire, and film personnel to make that a safe and efficient production. This, in addition to bringing components, airframes, and vehicles to film production studios, and location shoots. One in Times Square, New York City.

During a recent Orange Alert, we reached out to three FBO’s to arrange a site where we could transport a helicopter that was denied privileges to take off from the Newark International Airport airspace at Port Elizabeth. We transported the aircraft to the closest of the sites, unloaded the aircraft with one of our cranes. It was assembled at the FBO and flew out the following morning to Texas.

We also provide service for numerous freight forwarders, and have had written commendations from HISS, Mersant, SSL, TWI, and others for our assistance in support of their projects. We are a partner in the U.S. Customs/C-TPAT/FAST Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism/Free And Secure Trade. In addition to a bonded common carrier status with U.S. Customs. Our drivers are trained in the TSA and ATA Highway Watch program for safety and security on our nations highways, under the department of Homeland Security.