All Air Partner Articles – Page 3

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    Air Partner reports busy charter operations as pandemic continues

    2020-05-05T09:23:24Z

    Global aviation services group Air Partner said it had a strong start to the financial year, with the unaudited accounts for February, March and April showing expected underlying profit before tax at £6m.The company reported April as being a "record month", driven by high levels of coronavirus-related activity in its ...

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    Air Partner expects charter market surge

    2020-03-16T17:36:59Z

    Charter broker Air Partner has urged companies to book cargo transport early to keep supply chains moving in light of the coronavirus.The company said that it has reported a spike in demand while capacity is in short supply as passenger airlines have axed services.Air Partner chief executive Mark Briffa said: ...

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    Air Partner in last minute coronavirus medical shipment

    2020-02-14T10:35:08Z

    Charter broker Air Partner helped arrange the last minute transportation of 407 boxes of medical supplies to Wuhan to support medical efforts related to the coronavirus.The medical supplies were carried on a Boeing 747 that was being utilised to repatriate British and EU nationals from the Chinese city, which is ...

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    Air Partner expands Middle East operations with new Dubai office

    2019-11-11T10:50:07Z

    Global aviation services provide Air Partner has set up a new office in Dubai as it looks to expand its presence in the Middle East.The new establishment offers Air Partner's solutions, including freight and charter. Air Partner's clients in Dubai will also be able to access its consulting and training ...

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    Air Partner ‘cautiously optimistic’ about freight performance

    2019-10-09T11:54:47Z

    Air Partner Plc has released half year results which are “slightly ahead of expectations” although gross profit for the period at £17.2m was marginally below the same period last year.The global aviation services group reported that “our freight performance is slightly up year on year with gross profit of £1.9m ...

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    Air Partner in South Sudan aid effort

    2019-08-14T09:32:29Z

    B747-400ERFThe freight division Air Partner recently helped transport more than 400 tonnes of aid to South Sudan on behalf of a humanitarian organisation.Over the course of three weeks, Air Partner chartered a total of 18 flights from the US to Juba, via Entebbe in Uganda, to transport more than 400 ...

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    New offices drive Air Partner’s freight growth

    2019-05-29T14:35:57Z

    Air Partner’s Freight division has reported record profits of £4.9m, up 45.3% for the year ended 31 January 2019, accounting for 13.8% of the global aviation services group’s overall gross profit.Over the course of the last financial year, the group has expanded its team in Turkey and established a new ...

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    Air Partner appoints Paul Dollman

    2019-05-02T10:07:32Z

    Paul DollmanAir Partner has appointed Paul Dollman as a non-executive director and chair of the audit and risk committee, replacing Shaun Smith.Dollman will take up the role on June 26, the date of Air Partner’s AGM. He has held chair and non-executive director positions at a range of listed companies."In ...

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    Air Partner appoints Kevin Macnaughton as managing director, charter

    2019-04-23T09:17:31Z

    Global aviation services group Air Partner has appointed Kevin Macnaughton as managing director, charter.Macnaughton is responsible for the development of the charter division’s business strategy, and reports directly to Air Partner chief executive Mark Briffa.Macnaughton has extensive experience of the aviation charter industry, both in the UK and overseas. He ...

  • Air Partner appoints Oscar Thwin as Asia Pacific Vice President of Freight. He will join the Group’s recently opened office in Singapore as it looks to expand its offering in the Asia Pacific region.
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    Air Partner collects an Oscar for Asia Pacific expansion

    2019-04-04T08:31:23Z

    Oscar ThwinGlobal aviation services group Air Partner has appointed Oscar Thwin as Asia Pacific vice president of freight, joining the group’s recently opened office in Singapore.Thwin will report directly to Mike Hill, director - group freight. This expansion in Singapore follows growth in the US, with the opening of offices ...

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    Air Partner: Houston, we have a new office

    2019-03-08T10:44:37Z

    Global aviation services group Air Partner has opened new offices in Houston and Singapore, further extending its global reach.The company currently has US offices located in Fort Lauderdale, New York City, Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles, with the latter opened in 2018.A spokesperson for Air Partner said that the Port ...

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    Air Partner outlines aid activities in 2018

    2018-12-19T12:59:48Z

    Air Partner’s Freight team have taken part in several humanitarian projects over the last 12 months, delivering aid to those in need across the globe.Missions included flights between Europe and Libya, Yemen, Central Africa, as well as between various African countries and from the US to the Mariana Islands in ...

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    Air Partner freight profits rise in steady first half trading

    2018-11-07T10:36:40Z

    Air Partner reports “continued strength in freight” with gross profits up 36% to £1.5m in its results for the first six months of the year to July 31, 2018.Chief executive Mark Briffa noted that freight, which contributes 8% to group gross profit, “is an especially volatile sector, [so] these results ...

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    Air Partner transports airport equipment to Libya

    2018-10-04T12:42:49Z

    UK-based charter specialist Air Partner completed an Antonov An-26 freighter flight for airport equipment from the Czech Republic to Libya .Air Partner received a request to charter 1,100 kg of cargo from Brno–Tuřany Airport to Al Abraq International in the eastern part of Libya.The shipment contained parts sourced from various ...

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    Air Partner and Antonov in typhoon Mangkhut response

    2018-09-25T08:08:02Z

    Charter broker Air Partner and Antonov Airlines helped transport relief supplies to the US island of Guam following Super Typhoon Manngkhut.On September 9 the broker was contacted by emergency response specialist Radiant Global Logistics to assist with the transport of supplies to Guam in preparation for Super Typhoon Mangkhut.Air Partner’s ...

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    Air Partner appoints Burt to lead US cargo division

    2018-08-14T14:15:26Z

    Air Partner has appointed Jack Burt to lead its US Cargo division.In his new role, Burt will be responsible for the implementation of air cargo strategy throughout North and South America, as well as the overall establishment of the US cargo division itself.Before joining Air Partner, Burt served as the ...

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    Air Partner grows US presence

    2018-06-13T10:27:03Z

    UK-headquartered charter broker Air Partner has strengthened its presence in the US with the opening of a new office in Los Angeles to serve the west coast as part of its ongoing expansion strategy.The Los Angeles branch bolsters Air Partner’s US network, which also includes offices in New York, Fort ...

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    Air Partner: record freight performance

    2018-06-12T11:42:57Z

    UK-based charter broker Air Partner has reported results for the financial year ended January 31, including details of the accounting review it undertook to resolve an error detected during its year-end close process.The company’s gross profit for the year stood at £36.1m, up 13.8% on the previous reporting period. Underlying ...

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    Mann steps into interim finance role at Air Partner

    2018-04-27T09:58:16Z

    Air Partner has appointed Chris Mann as interim chief financial officer.The company's former chief financial officer, Neil Morris, resigned after the UK charter broker revealed an accounting error related to the collection of receivables from customers for uncollected amounts since the 2010/11 financial year.Mann is a chartered accountant who has ...

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    Air Partner appoints Ian Holder as managing director of Baines Simmons

    2018-04-24T14:52:31Z

    Air Partner, the UK-based global aviation services group with a cargo charter division, has appointed Ian Holder as managing director of Baines Simmons, the aviation safety consultancy it acquired in 2015.Holder takes up the role immediately, reporting directly to Air Partner chief executive Mark Briffa, and will also sit on ...