riverman wrote:
Does anybody have any experience or knowledge about shipping one or more
canoes on airplanes? I assume that they must go as airfreight; but if anyone
has done it, I'd like to know about their experience. I'm imagining
something like a 17' boat, or even two boats, a 16 footer nestled inside a
17 footer.

I've been on the receiving end of three successful
Forward Air kayak deliveries.

Forward Air
http://www.forwardair.com/locations/falocations.htm

Steve