All Charter Company Articles – Page 25
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Small fry take wing with Volga-Dnepr
Volga-Dnepr has delivered a shipment of 1.2m Muksun fish to help repopulate the freshwater Ob River basin in northern Russia.The whitefish, mostly found in the Siberian Arctic waters, were transported in four 2.5 ton water containers with oxygen tanks from St. Petersburg to Salekhard onboard one of the Boeing 737 ...
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Now we’re getting rally cross
Chapman Freeborn Airchartering and logistics partner GAC transported 19 Rallycross cars from Canada to Norway on a chartered Kalitta Air B747-200F for the FIA World Rallycross Championship.It is the first time cars for the competition have been transported by air.The occasion was attended by Norwegian rally drivers Petter Solberg and ...
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The great ketchup catch-up
Air Charter Service kept a leading fast food restaurant chain in ketchup last week when it moved 90 tonnes of sachets.President of the North American operation, Richard Thompson, explains: “The company’s restaurants across the North East and South East of the US were running extremely low on ketchup and the ...
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ACS arranges aid flight to war torn Aden
Air Charter Service (ACS) has arranged the first civilian cargo flight into Aden since the troubles started in Yemen almost five months ago.ACS chief executive Justin Bowman said that civilian cargo flights carrying much needed humanitarian aid have not been allowed into Aden for months.But on August 13 the charter ...
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Acquisition sees Air Partner expand into aviation safety consulting
Air Partner, the UK-based global aviation services group with a cargo charter division, has acquired aviation safety consultancy Baines Simmons for a total net cash consideration of up to £6m.It is the second acquisition this year by Air Partner following the takeover of Cabot Aviation in May.Baines Simmons, specialising in ...
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From the spare room to the boardroom: Bowman’s 20 years at Air Charter Service
Air Charter Service chief executive Justin Bowman has celebrated 20 years at the company, which he joined after lodging with the broker company’s founder.Bowman first became aware of ACS when as a student he moved into founder and chairman Chris Leach’s spare room in the early 1990s.Leach said: “During the ...
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ACS: record month reflects years of investment
Air Charter Service’s (ASC) recent strong growth is down to gains in market share and investment in infrastructure.Earlier this week, ACS reported that June was a record month with 1,056 charters organised, representing the first time it had breached the 1,000 charter contract mark in a single month.March and May ...
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Coyne appoints KIWI as Singapore GSA
Coyne Airways has appointed KIWI Logistics Cargo GSA as its general sales agent (GSA) in Singapore.The charter airline's chief executive Larry Coyne said: "Singapore is at the forefront of our push to increase sales in the Asia Pacific region and I am confident that, together with KIWI Logistics, we can ...
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Air Charter Service takes part in lion conservation project
Air Charter Service has helped transport seven lions from South Africa to Rwanda as part of a conservation project.The two males and five females made most of the 2,500 mile journey by air as they were transported to the Akagera National Park.Air Charter Service Africa managing director Lyndee du Toit ...
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Air Charter Service opens Geneva office
Air Charter Service has opened its seventh European operation, in Geneva.Justin Lancaster, the UK broker’s commercial director, commented: “We recognised the necessity for an office in Switzerland a few years ago and felt that now was the right time to make the move, having established an already strong Swiss client ...
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Aircraft lessor ASL rebranding for growth
Ireland's ASL Aviation Group is to launch a new European airline brand, ASL Airlines, as part of its strategy for “continued growth in passenger and cargo operations”.ASL’s four European airlines, based in Ireland, France, Switzerland and Hungary, are to be renamed under the new brand.Air Contractors will become ASL Airlines ...
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Air Partner's positive outlook
UK-based charter broker Air Partner remains optimistic about the year ahead, with performance set to be boosted by its acquisition of Cabot Aviation.Speaking at the London Stock Exchange-listed broker’s annual general meeting, Air Partner chief executive Mark Briffa gave an update on performance since it reported its full-year results for ...
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Aircontact and Volga Dnepr move 40 tonne propeller shaft
Nordic charter broker Aircontact and airline Volga Dnepr needed specially built loading equipment to load a 40-tonne propeller shaft as it was moved from Germany to Brazil for an oil client.The shaft was first moved by road from a factory in Wismar to Rostock/Laage airport where it was transferred from ...
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Nepal relief efforts overcome challenges
DHL and Air Charter Service (ACS) say that relief efforts to help those affected by the Nepal earthquakes have now overcome logistical issues at Kathmandu airport.Charter specialist ACS said it had now completed more than 50 charter flights to Kathmandu since the 7.8 magnitude quake struck the country on April ...
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Ruslan and Chapman Freeborn complete TV equipment delivery
Chapman Freeborn Airchartering and Ruslan International have completed the delivery of heavy broadcasting equipment from Tianjin to Yerevan in Armenia.The 40-ton cargo was made up of three outside broadcast vehicles and associated equipment including a portable generator.The height of one of the vehicles made loading difficult, but Ruslan resolved with ...
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Volga-Dnepr delivers 45 tons of humanitarian cargo to Nepal
Volga-Dnepr has delivered 45 tons of humanitarian cargo on behalf of the Norwegian Red Cross to help earthquake victims in Nepal.A Rapid Deployment Emergency Hospital with surgical capacity and 60 beds was transported from Oslo to Kathmandu over two flights in the first week of May using Volga-Dnepr’s IL-76TD-90VD freighter ...
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Urgent charter keeps Brazilian oil plant working
Chapman Freeborn Airchartering and Volga-Dnepr Airlines have delivered a time-critical outsize part for the oil industry in Brazil, flying a 28-ton rotor from Zurich to Salvador on an IL-76TD-90VD freighter.With the plant facing closure until the replacement part could be delivered, specialists at Chapman Freeborn’s São Paulo office coordinated the ...
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Air Partner buys Cabot
Aviation charter specialist Air Partner has acquired UK-based Cabot Aviation, a specialist broker in aircraft remarketing, for up to £1.2m.Cabot Aviation was founded in 1998 by Malcolm Holt and Tony Whitty, who have grown the company into one of the leading aircraft remarketing brokers in the world. Cabot is headquartered ...
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ACS sees 2014 cargo recovery as revenues surge
Air Charter Service (ACS) reports an “extremely successful 2014” for all three of its divisions.Chris Leach, chairman of the UK-headquartered broker, observed: “The figures across the board are extremely pleasing. Every department – private jets, commercial airliners, group travel and cargo – grew in terms of revenue and number of ...
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Airnautic opens Nantes office
French general sales agent Airnautic has opened an office at Nantes airport, located in western France.Airnautic's new French office will join three others, located in Mulhouse, Lyon and Paris.It will be led by Elodie Ligot, whose role will be "to extend the GSA local presence, including the sales of premium ...