In May and June, leading aircraft charter broker, Air Charter Service, arranged charters transporting more than 500 tonnes of relief goods to Guam in the wake of Typhoon Mawar, which hit the country and the surrounding region in late May. Ben Dinsdale, Director for Government & Humanitarian S...

For scallop producers in Hokkaido, which is a key source for importers of the premium delicacy, June typically marks the beginning of a new harvest season that ends in October. However, since the authorities started imposing travel restrictions due to Covid-19, exporters from the region w...

In the battle against Coronavirus Air Charter Service says that its offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong, have proved invaluable in helping to arrange the hundreds of flights the company has booked to carry more than 20,000 tonnes of personal protective equipment around the world to over 60 d...

Arctic On-Demand, a new Alaska-specific air charter offering, connects cargo and passengers to even the most remote Alaskan locations while delivering pricing visibility across a network of asset-based air cargo and passenger carriers. Arctic On-Demand will facilitate shipments for a variety of ind...

Air Charter Service (ACS) has moved its Spanish operation to new larger premises in Madrid, double the size of the previous office, following a strong year in 2018.James Fitzgerald, managing director of the office said: “This is an exciting step for ACS Spain – this year we have added several n...

As Hurricane Dorian swept along the East Coast of the US this week, Air Charter Service (ACS) has been busy evacuating the Bahamas and Florida, as well as flying in medical aid to the afflicted regions to help those already affected. The 185mph winds have left the Bahamas devastated and now threate...

Bolloré Logistics Singapore undertook a time-critical air charter operation for a client from the oil and gas sector, to aid them in the replacement of damaged equipment. The team was tasked to transport subsea wellhead conductors from a fabrication plant in Batam (Indonesia) to Luanda (Angola)...

Air Charter Service’s (ACS) Florida office recently chartered a Boeing B747F to fly a 35-tonne flight simulator from Texas to Japan. ACS Americas president, Richard Thompson said a large aircraft manufacturer contacted the air charter specialist earlier this year, to transport a high-value spe...

Chapman Freeborn Airchartering and Maximus Air have teamed to deliver the first MRI machine to Addu Atoll, the southernmost atoll in the Maldives archipelago. Installation of the machine is part of the expansion at Hithadhoo Regional Hospital in Addu Atoll and will enable the delivery of a wider...

The Freight division of Air Partner has transported more than 400 tonnes of aid to Juba, South Sudan for a national humanitarian organisation. Over three weeks, the air charter company chartered a total of 18 flights from the US to Juba via Entebbe, Uganda. Air Partner transported more than 4...

Air Charter Service (ACS) has invested in Brazil after moving into a premises as it continues to see strong demand for services. The air charter company said in the 2018 financial year, it surpassed 2017 figures with more than two months of the year remaining. ACS Brazil chief executive offic...

Air Charter Service (ACS) was recently called into action to move almost 400 tonnes of components to add the finishing touches to a new power plant in Niger. The air charter company arranged for Antonov An-124s to transport the heavy payload from France to Niamey, the capital of the African coun...

Avia Solutions Group is to acquire 100 per cent of the shareholding in UK-headquartered air charter specialist Chapman Freeborn Group. The agreement was signed in London on 14 June 2019. The transaction is expected to be closed in Q3 2019. Financial terms are not disclosed. The addition of C...

Air Charter Service (ACS) has continued its investment in Australia with the expansion of its Sydney operation. After opening its doors for the first time three years ago, ACS Australia has tripled in size, and the air charter broker said the move is necessary to facilitate the planned future gr...

Air Charter Service (ACS) has moved its Moscow operation into a new office space - almost twice as large as its previous premises. The air charter firm has been operating in Moscow for nearly 25 years after opening its doors in 1995 and the new office opened on 8 April. ACS regional director ...