All Chapman Freeborn articles – Page 5
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Chapman Freeborn and Magma team up on the transatlantic
Charter broker Chapman Freeborn has teamed up with sister company Magma Aviation to offer a series of transatlantic freighter flights.Magma Aviation will operate its B747Fs on nine weekly rotations from Europe to the US. The move comes following US president Donald Trump’s travel ban on 26 European countries, which resulted ...
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NewsKintetsu and Chapman partner on Sudan relief flights
Freight forwarder Kintetsu World Express, in partnership with charter broker Chapman Freeborn, recently completed a series of seven Airbus A300F charter flights from Dubai World Central Airport (DWC) to Juba, the capital of South Sudan, uplifting over 230,000kg of aid and relief materials.The project was completed in "less than three ...
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NewsAvia Solutions to buy freighter operator Bluebird Nordic
Avia Solutions Group, which owns UK broker Chapman Freeborn and freighter operator Magma Aviation, is to acquire 100% of cargo carrier Bluebird Nordic and so step into the narrow-body ACMI cargo business.According to the Cirium database, Iceland-headquartered Bluebird Nordic, founded in 1999, operates one B737-300SF and four B737-400SFs.Gediminas Ziemelis, founder ...
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NewsChapman Freeborn and AIA Cargo announce Ireland tie up
Chapman Freeborn Air chartering has collaborated with Airbridge International Agencies (AIA) Cargo to strengthen both companies’ presence in Ireland.UK-headquartered Chapman Freeborn is now the exclusive partner for all of AIA Cargo’s aircraft charter requirements to and from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.Chapman Freeborn is currently securing cargo capacity ...
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NewsAvia Solutions completes acquisition of Chapman Freeborn
Avia Solutions Group has completed the acquisition of charter broker Chapman Freeborn.The deal was first announced in June with the companies stating at the time that they expected the takeover to be completed in the third quarter. Terms have not been disclosed.As part of the Avia Solutions Group, Chapman Freeborn ...
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NewsChapman Freeborn charter moves MRI scanner to the Maldives
Chapman Freeborn recently transported an MRI machine from Dubai to a hospital in Addu Atoll, the Maldives. The shipment was carried out with a chartered Maximus Air freighter.Before the arrival of the scanner, local patients needing MRIs had to fly 350 miles to the Maldivian capital of Malé.The flight represented ...
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NewsChapman Freeborn appoints Neil Dursley as chief commercial officer
Neil Dursley, Chapman Freeborn. Source: Chapman FreebornChapman Freeborn Airchartering has appointed Neil Dursley as its chief commercial officer.His experience includes over seven years with Panalpina whom he joined in 2011. He most recently served as senior vice president government, aid and relief based in London, UK and previously held the ...
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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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Chapman Freeborn appoints Portuguese agent
CHARTER specialist Chapman Freeborn (CF) has appointed ALS Portugal Aviation & Logistics Solutions as its exclusive representative for the Portuguese market.CF has worked closely with the management team of Cascais-based ALS Portugal for a number of years and the new agreement gives local customers greater access to worldwide air charter ...
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Chapman Freeborn delivers unmanned surface vehicle
AIR charter broker Chapman Freeborn and logistics partners SPI International and Logik Logistics International have successfully transported this first ever C-Worker vessel, an unmanned surface vehicle (USV) that is set to revolutionise oil and gas operations.The year-long logistics project – which started with loading feasibility studies before construction of the ...
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Chapman Freeborn and Swiss WorldCargo's courier deal
CHAPMAN Freeborn Airchartering and Swiss WorldCargo have agreed a new partnership for delivering time-critical shipments.It means that the global aircraft charter specialist is supporting Swiss WorldCargo with all hand-carry requirements through its worldwide office network.Already an acknowledged global leader for care-intensive cargo services, the agreement will allow Swiss WorldCargo to ...
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Major aid relief led by Chapman Freeborn
CHAPMAN Freeborn recently completed the successful movement of over 2,300 tonnes of tents from Iran to China, to aid those left homeless by the earthquake that hit the country in May.On behalf of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Chapman Freeborn’s Dubai and Beijing offices coordinated ...
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Chapman Freeborn and Lufthansa Cargo airlift humanitarian aid for Syrian refugees
CHAPMAN Freeborn and Lufthansa Cargo have successfully collaborated on a high-profile charter project which utilised the cargo facility on the site of Germany’s new Berlin Brandenburg Airport, which is still under construction.The operation – a humanitarian airlift arranged on behalf of the Red Cross – was the first time the ...
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Chapman Freeborn and Lufthansa Cargo airlift humanitarian aid for Syrian refugees
CHAPMAN Freeborn and Lufthansa Cargo have successfully collaborated on a high-profile charter project which utilised the cargo facility on the site of Germany’s new Berlin Brandenburg Airport, which is still under construction.The operation – a humanitarian airlift arranged on behalf of the Red Cross – was the first time the ...
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Chapman Freeborn’s Air Libya cargo deal
LIBYA is to have an air cargo industry again after the fall of Colonel Gaddafi, Air Cargo News exclusively reveals.Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has struck a game-changing deal with carrier Air Libya to launch reliable, interconnected air cargo services into and within the war-ravaged country.The mutually beneficial strategic partnership allows the ...
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Chapman Freeborn and Swiss WorldCargo's new deal
CHAPMAN Freeborn Airchartering and Swiss WorldCargo have forged a new strategic partnership.It means that the global aircraft charter specialist is supporting Swiss WorldCargo with all third-party chartering requirements through its worldwide office network.Already an acknowledged global leader for care-intensive cargo services, the agreement allows Swiss to expand its specialised product ...
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Chapman Freeborn's An-225 charter for giant compressors
A COLLABORATION between charter broker Chapman Freeborn and multi-modal logistics specialist Air Cargo International (ACI) has successfully completed a high-profile An-225 charter to transport five giant compressors totalling 140 tonnes from South Korea to France.The flight, from Incheon International Airport, South Korea was the first time the world's largest fixed-wing ...
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Chapman Freeborn acquires Intradco
LIVESTOCK and bloodstock specialists Intradco has been acquired by one of the leading air charter specialists Chapman Freeborn, Air Cargo News exclusively reveals.The 21-year-old UK-based entity will become Chapman’s in-house animal division, thereby benefitting from its global reach, says its chief operating officer, Shahe Ouzounian.“We’ve bought a majority stake in ...
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Cargo Champion – Chris Chapman
‘PARTY animal’ is not a term one would ordinarily use to describe one of the most admired operators in the industry. “A man for all seasons” would be more fitting for a person who has contributed so greatly to the business and touched so many lives in the process.But Chris ...
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Chapman Freeborn and Lufthansa Cargo in unique alliance
GLOBAL charter broker Chapman Freeborn Airchartering (CFA) has secured a unique strategic cooperation agreement with Lufthansa Cargo.It means that CFA will handle Lufthansa Cargo’s third-party chartering requirements – allowing the German airline to focus on marketing charter capacity on its own fleet of 18 MD-11Fs.The agreement will give Lufthansa Cargo’s ...