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InsightsA year of highs and lows for charter brokers
Tariff-related surges in demand gave the charter market a boost in 2025, but the year has not been without its challenges
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NewsAir charter firms coordinate Hurricane Melissa relief flights
Air Charter Service, Air Partner Cargo and Chapman Freeborn coordinated relief flights carrying over 200 tons of aid to Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa
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InterviewsAir Partner tackles industry diversity
Charter broker Air Partner has set up an academy to attract younger people to the airfreight industry, while also expanding its presence around the globe
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InsightsHeavylift: When size is everything and money is no object
Today’s shippers are more cost-conscious than ever, but there are still situations when airfreight is needed to fly unwieldy objects around the world
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NewsAir cargo charter brokers report rising demand as port strikes continue
Charter broker Air Partner has reported a pick up in demand related to strikes at US East and Gulf Coast ports, while Air Charter Service is expecting major airlifts if the strikes continue. Air Partner executive vice president for group charter and cargo Jon Corbi told Air Cargo News that ...
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NewsAir Partner provides urgent supplies to hurricane-stricken Jamaica
Source: Air PartnerAir Partner's cargo division recently supported humanitarian aid efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl in the Caribbean.The Air Partner cargo team arranged a cargo charter flight from Miami (MIA) to Montego Bay (MBJ) in Jamaica utilising a Global X Airbus A321F aircraft to transport 50,000 lbs and ...
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NewsAir Partner delivers urgent medical aid to Gaza
Photo: Air PartnerAir Partner's cargo division transported 49 tons of humanitarian aid to Gaza last month in partnership with Egypt Air.The operation was executed in partnership with Egypt Air and involved one single charter flight using an Airbus A330-200F aircraft, said the aviation services group.Due to the ongoing conflict resulting ...
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InsightsEnergy sector tightrope for brokers
Outsize and general air cargo capacity alike is in short supply for energy charters against a backdrop of heated political debate on the energy transition.“Fragile” is how one executive described the state of their energy supply chain. And, from the logistics operators’ perspective, the picture is not much better. Much ...
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NewsAir Partner flies Gaza aid
Source: Air PartnerCharter broker Air Partner has completed a cargo operation to transport hundreds of tonnes of humanitarian aid to Gaza.The company arranged three Boeing 747-400 freighter flights, each carrying around 85-90 tonnes of aid, including temporary shelters.Two of the flights took off from Liege airport in Belgium and the ...
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NewsAir Partner targets time-critical cargo with latest appointment
Patti Cole. Source: Air PartnerCharter broker Air Partner has appointed Patti Cole as head of time-critical services for North America as it looks to expand in the segment.Cole will head up Air Partner's time-critical market presence in the US by "implementing compliance procedures to ensure smooth operations, introducing a platform ...
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NewsAir Partner hires new head of OBC - Global
Photo: Air Partner via Houston PR agencyGlobal aviation services group and charter specialist Air Partner has appointed Oliver Giesen as head of onboard courier (OBC) - global.Giesen will be responsible for identifying opportunities to drive the growth of Air Partner’s OBC division, focusing on the aerospace, automotive, fashion and pharmaceutical ...
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NewsAir Partner takes on urgent entertainment equipment charter
Photo: Air PartnerGlobal aviation services group Air Partner has successfully transported specialist entertainment equipment following an urgent request that it said "sea freight could not have fulfilled in time".The dimensions and weight of the cargo, which primarily consisted of seven tonnes of delicate wooden stage walls, posed a "significant logistical ...
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NewsAir Partner expands into Nordics with new business development manager
Kim Borgaard. Photo: Air PartnerCharter broker Air Partner is expanding to the Nordics region and has appointed Kim Borgaard as head of business development in this area.Borgaard joins Air Partner from Chapman Freeborn Airchartering where he spent 13 years as Nordic sales manager. Prior to working at Chapman Freeman, Borgaard ...
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NewsAir Partner transports time-critical aid to Gaza
Photo: Air PartnerAir Partner's cargo division has transported 92 tonnes of humanitarian relief for people in Gaza, including blankets, fleeces and hygiene kits.The operation encompassed three flights across three days using an Airbus A300 freighter from Brindisi (BDS) airport in Italy to Al Arish (AAC) airport in Egypt, carrying a ...
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Air Partner expects marginal demand growth and overcapacity in 2024
Charter broker Air Partner is expecting marginal growth in general cargo volumes this year while overcapacity is predicted to persist.In an outlook for the year ahead, Air Partner vice president of global cargo Pierre van der Stichele, said he expected the general cargo industry to grow "marginally" by around 4-5%, ...
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Panama and Suez Canal double crisis threatens global supply chains
Persisting Suez Canal and Panama Canal-related supply chain delays and increased rates may see shippers and forwarders opting for air cargo.Shipping operations are currently being compromised by the need to avoid the Suez Canal due to the risk of attacks in the Red Sea, and restrictions on the Panama Canal ...
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NewsAir Partner delivers emergency humanitarian aid to Afghanistan
Air Partner Afghanistan aid. Photo: Air Partner via Houston PR agencyAir Partner’s cargo division helped deliver humanitarian medical aid to Afghanistan following the earthquakes which struck the country earlier this month.On October 22, Air Partner delivered 82 tonnes of emergency relief from Copenhagen to Kabul within the same day.The humanitarian ...
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Wheels Up rescued with $500m in funding
Delta Air Lines, travel investment firm Certares Management and Knighthead Capital Management have stepped in to rescue troubled private jet firm Wheels Up Experience - parent of cargo charter broker Air Partner.The deal will see the three companies provide a $400m term loan and a $100m liquidity facility from its ...
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Troubled Wheels Up Experience looks to stabilise operations
Private jet firm Wheels Up Experience - the parent of charter broker Air Partner - has moved to stabilise the business as it faces financial troubles.The company yesterday announced that its largest shareholder, Delta Air Lines, has provided a short-term capital infusion to the company.Wheels Up Experience said that it ...
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Air Partner appoints US vice president of cargo
Global aviation services group Air Partner has appointed Andrew Holmes as vice president of cargo, US.Holmes will oversee all day-to-day operations of the company’s cargo division in the US.Holmes' career in ad-hoc aviation started in 2000, based in Ostend, Belgium as a flight manager and an operations assistant.Holmes initially joined ...