air-charter-service-acs

Air Charter Service opens in Montreal

Air Charter Service has opened its doors in Montreal, Quebec, its second office in Canada and 36th worldwide. The broker already has an operation in Toronto. The Montreal office will be headed by Adila Djerrar, who joined ACS more than three years ago. Chief executive of ACS Canada, Gary Hopkins, commented: “We have been serving the whole of Canada from our Toronto office since opening there 15 years ago, but we’ve ... [+]

ACS fundraising hits new heights

Air Charter Service offices worldwide raised more than $200,000 for a variety of charities around the globe - the most the UK-based broker has ever managed in one year. The cash came through an array of challenges, volunteering, raffles and more including 5km races, half and full marathons, the UK ... [+]

ACS appoints time critical chief

Air Charter Service has promoted Andreas Spies to head of time critical services for the EMEA and APAC regions, based in Frankfurt, Germany. He joined ACS seven years ago after more than a decade of onboard courier experience and will now further develop the broker’s OBC and Next Flight Out ... [+]

Felines fine after 1,700 mile flight

Air Charter Service recently chartered a private jet to help a dedicated animal-lover move 58 cats across the US to a new home. The broker was contacted by the owner at the end of December, having been unable to find an operator will to accommodate so many animals on one flight. ... [+]

Air Charter Service enters Italy

Air Charter Service has opened its first Italian office in Milan. It will be headed by Leonardo D’Alessandro, who joined the broker in February 2015 at its London headquarters, before moving to the Geneva office in 2018. From there he has been focussing on predominantly Italian clients. [+]

ACS remembers the day of the Tsunami

Twenty years on from the Tsunami that devastated communities in the Indian Ocean on 26 December 2004, broker Air Charter Service has released a short video on one of the longest, largest and most complex relief operations in its history. The response involved virtually every person in the cargo division of ... [+]

Air Charter Service to the rescue in Mayotte

Broker Air Charter Service says it has arranged charter flights carrying over 1,000 tonnes of aid to the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte since it was hit by Cyclone Chido on 14 December. Ben Dinsdale, director for government and humanitarian services said: “We were first contacted the following day and ... [+]

ACS performs largest-ever rhino airlift

Air Charter Service has flown 39 white rhinoceroses from Windhoek, Namibia to Dallas in the largest ever relocation conservation project for the species, as well as the most rhinos ever to have flown on one aircraft.The project aims to conserve the endangered population and preserve their unique genetics against poaching. ... [+]

Air charter firms step up to the plate in turbulent year

The airfreight industry has been called into action multiple times around the world this year to charter planes into disaster regions, says Ben Dinsdale, Air Charter Service’s director for government and humanitarian services. This year the industry has been busy assisting humanitarian operations in the Far East, Africa, the Middle East, ... [+]

Air Charter Service opens in Dublin

Air Charter Service, has opened an office in Dublin, its first in Ireland. It is headed by Alex Sadler, who joined ACS more than 11 years ago at the company’s London headquarters and most recently opened and ran the office at Gatwick Airport. ACS’s chief executive, Justin Bowman, commented: “Ireland has ... [+]

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