All Air Charter Service Articles – Page 5
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ACS prepares for Brexit disruption with freighter capacity
Charter broker Air Charter Service has secured a BAe 146 freighter aircraft as it prepares for border disruption as the UK's transition from the European Union (EU) ends on January 1.Many are expecting changes in customs procedures at the border between the UK and EU as a result of the ...
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Charter brokers prepare for Brexit freighter demand
Charter brokers are preparing for urgent demand when the UK's 12 month European Union exit transition period comes to an end in January.Both Chapman Freeborn and Air Charter Service (ACS) are expecting snarl ups at UK and European ferry ports at the start of the year as border processes are ...
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NewsCharter sector expected to be busy over coming months
Dan Morgan-Evans, Air Charter ServiceCharter broker Air Charter Service (ACS) is expecting demand for cargo charters to remain strong over the coming months despite an uncertain demand outlook.Group cargo director Dan Morgan-Evans explained that although demand was likely to come under pressure, airlines could take their time restarting the passenger ...
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NewsAir Charter Service opens new Chicago office
Air Charter Service Chicago teamBroker Air Charter Service (ACS) has opened a new office in Chicago as it continues its US expansion.The office, which is the broker's tenth in the US, will be headed up by Caitlin Uhlmann, who has worked at ACS for nine years at the company's offices ...
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NewsACS: Charter industry "very busy" since coronavirus outbreak
Air Charter Service (ACS) has revealed that the charter industry is being kept busy due to demands relating to the coronavirus outbreak.Justin Lancaster, commercial director at ACS, explained: "Since the outbreak, our offices around the world have been arranging flights on local charter aircraft as the world deals with the ...
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NewsACS contributes more than healthy donation to local children’s charity
Bianca Effemey and Tina LeachGlobally active charter broker Air Charter Service (ACS) has donated £30,953 to Momentum Children’s Charity, an organisation that cares for families with children who have cancer or other life-challenging conditions.The charity helps children in the English county of Surrey (where the broker is headquartered) and surrounding ...
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ACS Americas moves to larger HQ
UK broker Air Charter Service (ACS) has moved its US headquarters on Long Island, New York to larger premises.Richard Thompson, ACS Americas president said the new office, at 20,000sq ft, had more than double the floor space of its previous premises. ACS Americas had its most successful year in 2018, ...
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News25 ACS on-board couriers take one shipment in 186 packages
Some of the couriers with the shipment divided into 32 tonne packages in Hong KongAir Charter Service divided a five tonne shipment, which was labelled urgent, into 186 packages so that it could be carried by 25 on-board carriers on a variety of routes from Hong Kong to Portugal.Oliver Weigelt, ...
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NewsACS offers further assistance in the wake of Dorian
Broker Air Charter Service (ACS) has offered further assistance to those affected by Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas by filling the space of an empty passenger aircraft with relief goods.ACS’s Miami office purchased the supplies and donated the aid to those stricken by the hurricane. The broker used the capacity ...
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NewsAir cargo responds to Hurricane Dorian
Broker Air Charter Service and airline charity Airlink have taken part in several flights in response to Hurricane Dorian, which has devastated the Bahamas and is now set to hit Florida.Air Charter Service said it has been busy evacuating the Bahamas and Florida, as well as flying in medical aid ...
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NewsACS arranges flight simulator shipment: for real
The Florida office Air Charter Service (ACS) recently chartered a Boeing B747 to move a 35-tonne flight simulator from Texas in the US to Japan.Richard Thompson, president of ACS Americas, informed: “A large defence contractor contacted us earlier this year to transport a high value specialist flight simulator to Japan, ...
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NewsACS in charity challenge
Air Charter Service (ACS) recently raised nearly £9,000 for charity when 11 of its employees took part in a skydive.The group, accompanied by instructors, leapt out of a Cessna Super Cargomaster at an altitude of 10,000 ft over the English countryside.Glenn Phillips, ACS PR and advertising manager, said: “From inside ...
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NewsAir Charter Service opens Brazil premises following market growth
Aircraft charter specialist Air Charter Service (ACS) has increased its presence in Brazil with the opening of a new premises.The new premises is part of the organisation's investment into operations in South America.“Our new premises is almost twice the size of our last place and gives us enough space for ...
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NewsACS utilises An-124 flights for component move
Broker Air Charter Service was recently called into action to move almost 400 tons of components to complete a new power plant in Niger.In total, four flights were needed to complete the operation.Alex Busila, Cargo Director of ACS’s France office said: “Our client needed to get ten 40 foot containers, ...
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NewsAir Charter Service expands in Sydney
Air Charter Service Sydney officeAir Charter Service is continuing its commitment to investing in Australia, with the opening of a new Sydney office.After opening its doors for the first time three years ago, ACS Australia has tripled in size, and the move is necessary to facilitate the planned future growth.Paul ...
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NewsACS expands in Moscow with new office
Charter firm Air Charter Service (ACS) has moved its Moscow operation into a new office space as it looks to grow its Russian business.The company moved into the new premises, which are almost twice the size of its existing office, in April.Azat Mulgimov, regional director of ACS Russia & CIS, ...
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NewsTurkish Cargo scoops Cargo Airline of the Year Award
Turkish Cargo was voted Cargo Airline of the Year 2019 as the airfreight industry gathered in the UK for a night of celebration at Air Cargo News’ industry Oscars, now in their 35th year.The Istanbul-hubbed airline secured the highest total number of votes cast by Air Cargo News readers to ...
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NewsAir Charter Service appoints new non-exec director
Richard Carrick, ACSAir Charter Service (ACS) has appointed Richard Carrick as a non-executive director to the company’s group board.Justin Bowman, ACS group chief executive, commented: “We are looking at our growth over the coming years – in expanding our global network of offices, in investing in technology, as well as ...
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NewsAir cargo industry rallies to help Mozambique after Cyclone Idai
Relief goods being loaded at Birmingham AirportUK-based broker Air Charter Service (ACS) has flown almost 500 tons of humanitarian aid and 80 doctors on chartered aircraft into disaster-struck Mozambique.Cyclone Idai swept through Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe on March 14, leaving at least 700 people dead and 3m in need of ...
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NewsNational Airlines and DHL help deliver relief aid to cyclone-devastated Mozambique
US-based National Airlines flew a B747-400F from both Toronto and Amsterdam to Cyclone Idai-affected Mozambique with 70 tonnes of relief materials from the Canadian Red Cross Society.Cyclone Idai struck the African continent on March 14, killing and displacing thousands of people and causing damage all across Mozambique.Relief organizations rely on ...