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Air Partner appoints Burt to lead US cargo division
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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City Union Logistics moves transformers with nine charters
City Union Logistics has transported transformers weighing 900 tons in nine freighter charters for General Electric from Changzhou, China, to Cairo in Egypt.The XLProjects member chartered four Antonov AN-124 flights and five with a Boeing 747F to move the 2,000 cu m load.Said a spokesperson for XLProjects: "The project’s main ...
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ACS sources aircraft to transport barite to stem Hawaiian lava flow
Charter broker Air Charter Service (ACS) recently sourced an MD-11 freighter to fly 68 tonnes of the fire retardant ore, barite, to battle the increasing threat of lava reaching a geothermal power plant in Hawaii.Richard Thompson, president of ACS Americas, said: “Towns and countryside were being turned into a volcanic ...
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Atlas Air leases B747F from LCI
Lease Corporation International (LCI) , the aviation division of the Libra Group, today announces that it has entered into an agreement to place a Boeing 747-400F on a long-term lease with Atlas Air.Michael Platt, chief executive Officer of LCI, said: “We are delighted to be commencing this partnership with Atlas ...
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ACS on-board courier team moves office to meet growth
Air Charter Service’s Germany-based onboard courier (OBC) team has moved into its own independent office next to Frankfurt Airport.Oliver Weigelt, ACS’s time critical manager, said the Frankfurt team had grown so quickly that it needed to move from the ACS charter office to a new premises, located in Kelsterbach, sooner ...
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Broekman Logistics adds air cargo charter desk
Broekman Logistics has introduced a dedicated Global Air Charter Desk as demand for air cargo services changes.The freight forwarder said it had decided to launch the desk in response to tightening capacity and shorter supply chains.The new charter division will be led by Ton Smulders, a "well-known airfreight veteran" with ...
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Air Partner grows US presence
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
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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Hactl and ABC overcome outsize challenge
First published in June 2018:Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has handled two Boeing 747-8 Freighter charter flights operated by Russian all-cargo carrier AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), each carrying nearly 19 tonnes of 20m-long machinery components from Schiphol to Hong Kong.Hactl chief operating officer Chee Hong Tan noted: “These were ...
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Chapman Freeborn marks 45 years in air charter
Chapman Freeborn colleagues from every office, function and seniority around the world gathered for a weekend of fun in Malta to celebrate the charter company’s 45 years in business.Over the past four and half decades it has grown from a small UK-based operation to become an international business with a ...
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Cargo helps Air Charter Service make a record start to the year
Air Charter Service (ACS) made a record start to the year in its financial first quarter, with cargo charter numbers increasing by 33%.ACS group cargo director Dan Morgan-Evans said that during its first quarter the company arranged 1,048 cargo contracts, compared to 790 during the same period last year, while ...
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MABkargo B747F charter for the oil and gas sector
Malaysia Airlines’ freight arm, MABkargo, has organised a charter flight from Germany to Malaysia with almost 72 tonnes of oil and gas bulk cargo.The charter, which used a Silk Way West Boeing 747-400F, originated from Leipzig and arrived in Bintulu Airport (BTU), Sarawak of East Malaysia, after a quick transit ...
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Air Charter Service set for China expansion
The Chinese operation of aircraft charter specialist, Air Charter Service, has moved to larger premises in Beijing to enable the next step in its plans for expansion.Wanny Wu, managing director of ACS China, said: “The new office is in the heart of the business district of the city and double ...
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Antonov Airlines set for growth after US expansion and return of oil and gas
Antonov Airlines is hoping to see its US business soar following the opening of its US office, while the return of oil and gas demand is complementing an already busy market.Speaking at the Air Cargo China event, Antonov Airlines business development director Michael Goodisman said that the company officially opened ...
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Mann steps into interim finance role at Air Partner
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
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 ...
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UK air charter broker Hunt & Palmer buys Aircraft Chartering Services
UK air charter broker Hunt & Palmer (H&P) has acquired Aircraft Chartering Services Ltd upon the retirement of the founder, Mark Hugo.Aircraft Chartering Services was started in May 1986 and has established a "diversified client base consisting of world-renowned orchestras, government departments, niche tour operators and various corporations," according to ...
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Chapman Freeborn and Antonov team up for drill rigs delivery
Chapman Freeborn Airchartering and Antonov Airlines have delivered two 17 metre long drill rigs from the US to Australia to help keep a mining project on schedule.The two Pit Viper 271 rotary rig towers were flown from Houston to Perth on an Antonov Airlines AN-124-100 aircraft, chartered by Chapman Freeborn’s ...
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Air Partner updates on accounting review
UK charter broker Air Partner has restated the financial impact from an accounting error in its receivables and deferred income since the 2010/11 financial year, originally estimated at £3.3m, saying today that it “will not exceed £4m”.The Air Partner Board has appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers(PwC) and Rosenblatt Solicitors to provide independent accounting ...
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Air Partner shares fall after reporting accounting error
Shares in Air Partner fell 22.6% on the London Stock Exchange today (Tuesday) after the UK charter broker identified an estimated £3.3m accounting error related to the collection of receivables from customers for uncollected amounts since the 2010/11 financial year.Its shares had fallen 32.5 pence by midday today on the ...