All Charter Company Articles – Page 21
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Antonov targets US cargo charters
Specialist freighter operator Antonov Airlines wants to expand transatlantic all-cargo charter services as it leverages a bilateral air services agreement between Ukraine and the US.The Kiev-based operator, with a fleet of Antonov An-124-100Fs and the sole Antonov An-225 mega freighter, will target the oil and gas energy market and the ...
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Asia leads the way for ACS in first quarter
Air Charter Service has reported a "very strong" first three months of its fiscal year, with a 24% increase in revenue compared with the previous year.The broker said its cargo business in the Asia Pacific region had led the improvement during its its first quarter, running to the end of ...
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Antonov's 39 minute freighter flight from Chile to Argentina
Antonov Airlines has transported two mining filtration units from Chile to Argentina in a freighter flight lasting just 39 minutes.The Ukrainian cargo carrier’s AN-124-100 flew the 24 tonne load from Santiago in Chile to Mendoza in Argentina on behalf of Hunt & Palmer Cargo Charters. Dan Litten, aircraft charter broker, ...
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Chapman Freeborn keeps Gabon port development on course
UK-headquartered broker Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has delivered 200 tons of urgent project cargo from Europe and India to Gabon, enabling construction of a new container and general seafreight terminal to remain on track for its scheduled opening in July.The cargo had to be repackaged for transportation by air rather than ...
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ACS moves cargo with ‘extreme dimensions’
Charter broker Air Charter Service (ACS) recently transported two high cube containers filled with oil and gas industry equipment from Italy to Saudi Arabia on board an Ilyushin IL-76 freighter that only just accommodated them.ACS Group cargo director, Dan Morgan-Evans, commented: “Weeks of planning went into the operation as the ...
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National Airlines and Navitrans in weekly Round-the-World 747-400F Service
US-based freighter operator National Airlines and charter company Navitrans USA are to launch a weekly scheduled Round-the-World (RTW) B747-400 freighter service, set to begin on June 1.The RTW service and will operate year-round connecting several key global airports: Chicago (ORD), Liege (LGG), Heydar Aliyev International in Azerbaijan (GYD), Hong Kong ...
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ACS reports strong financial performance despite cargo dip
Air Charter Service (ACS) saw cargo revenues dip last year, but there was a “strong” financial performance for the company overall.The charter firm registered an 8% improvement in revenues to £342m for the year ending January 31 and arranged 12,500 contracts.Gross profit from all aircraft charters totalled a company record ...
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VIDEO: Everyone's a winner at the Cargo Airline of the Year Awards 2017
American Airlines was voted Cargo Airline of the Year 2017 as airfreight’s shining stars took centre stage at Air Cargo News’ industry Oscars, now in their 34th year. Click here for a full list of winners.American Airlines, doubly successful on the night with a regional Americas garland, secured the highest ...
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Ed Force One helps ACS to a record year for contracts
Air Charter Service (ACS) arranged almost 12,500 contracts in 2016, making it a record year for the UK-based aircraft broker.Group chief executive Justin Bowman said: “In total we completed 12,462 contracts in 2016, an average of more than 34 every single day of the year, and an 11% increase on ...
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ACS to the rescue in Arctic emergency
Air Charter Service swung into action when a passenger aircraft became stranded on the edges of the Arctic Circle.A Swiss Airlines Boeing 777-300ER had been en route from Zurich to Los Angeles when it developed an engine fault over the far north of Canada.It made a smooth emergency landing at ...
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Tracy D’Cruz appointed European regional director for ACS
Air Charter Service (ACS) has promoted Tracy D’Cruz to regional director for the air charter broker’s European offices.ACS Group chief executive Justin Bowman said: “Since Tracy joined ACS almost 10 years ago she has worked in both the marketing and sales teams in the UAE and UK offices, before starting ...
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ACS looks forward to 2017 after record November
Air Charter Service (ACS) had a record month for revenues in November with increases across all of its divisions.The charter firm recorded revenues of £40m during November - the company's busiest ever month - with its cargo, private jet and commercial divisions all recording "marked increases".Group chief executive Justin Bowman ...
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Oil and gas continues to pump up the volumes says Volga-Dnepr
Volga-Dnepr Airlines is continuing to see an upturn in the movement of oil and gas cargoes, including its latest delivery of pump and vaporizer skids to Seoul, South Korea.Operated on behalf of Air Charter Service France for its customer, Heppner Transport & Logistics, one of Volga-Dnepr’s An-124-100 freighters transported the ...
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ACS expands in Florida
Air Charter Service's (ACS) Florida operation has moved to larger premises following impressive growth in its first 15 months.The Florida operation, which started trading in September of last year, has taken on an office space allowing them to triple the workforce.Joel Fenn, managing director of ACS in Florida, said: “Our ...
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Chapman Freeborn reorganises senior management
Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has made senior management level changes in a move that it says will “help deliver further growth across the group”.In one change, the air charter broker has appointed Pierre van der Stichele to a newly created role, that of group cargo operations director.During his 14 years with ...
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ACS and Antonov Airlines deliver the Americas’ heaviest ever air cargo
Last week, the Brazil and Florida offices of global charter broker Air Charter Service (ACS) collaborated on a charter involving Antonov Airlines’ giant AN-225, the world’s largest freighter aircraft.Moreover, this particular charter involved the heaviest single piece of air cargo ever flown into the Americas.The cargo in question was a ...
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National Airlines on an upward curve
Orlando, Florida-headquartered National Airlines has enjoyed “a meaningful improvement in business trends in the fourth quarter and remains optimistic for the outlook for global trade”.Since the beginning of October, the global charter and scheduled service passenger and cargo airline has seen overall business trends improve by 5%-10% year on year, ...
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Bridge of size for the An225 at Leipzig/Halle
An Antonov 225, the world’s largest commercial cargo aircraft, stopped off at Germany's Leipzig/Halle Airport en route to Chile via Iceland.It was the An225's 21st visit to the central German airport. A Leipzig/Halle spokesperson said: "Apart from its home base at Kiev Gostomel, there is no other European airport that ...
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Compass maps out helicopter airlift to Afghanistan
Aerospace logistics specialist Compass Forwarding has airlifted a medium-sized utility helicopter from Canada to Afghanistan in support of a time-sensitive project.The Bell 212 Twin Huey helicopter was flown from Alberta in a Boeing 747-8 freighter, arriving in Afghanistan two days ahead of schedule.New York-based Compass fielded a dedicated 24/7 aerospace ...
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Air Partner delivers urgent aid to Haiti
Air Partner has delivered 40 tonnes of urgent aid to Haiti on behalf of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to support the victims of Hurricane Matthew.The shipment included hygiene kits, buckets, tarpaulins, shelter tool kits and kitchen sets for around 1,000 families.Air Partner arranged ...