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Air Charter Service assists Direct Relief with critical Ebola aid flight

Air Charter Service, on behalf of Direct Relief, have chartered an aircraft to carry nearly 100 tons of much-needed medical supplies headed to Ebola-ravaged Liberia and Sierra Leone– the largest shipment from the US to fight the crisis to date.The charter flight, which departed New York’s JFK airport last Saturday, was carrying 9.8 million defined daily doses of medications, enough pre-mix oral rehydration solution to supply two Ebola wards for one year, as well as enough coverall gowns, masks and gloves to meet the annual needs of approximately 280 health workers.Richard Thompson, ACS’s

Aircraft charters used to evacuate hundreds from northern Iraq

As the violence in Iraq worsens, aircraft are being charted to evacuate foreign nationals out of the troubled countryAir Charter Service reports that it has chartered a number of airliners for evacuations from the country, and have already extracted more than 500 foreign nationals with more flights being planned.The insurgency has escalated dramatically following the conquest of Mosul and other major areas in northern Iraq by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and companies with personnel in Iraq are now fearful of the extreme violence. Justin Bowman, CEO of ACS, commented: “

New USA Vice President of Group Charter for Air Charter Service

15th June 2014 – Leading provider of aircraft charters, Air Charter Service (ACS), has announced that Jamie Harris has been appointed as the VP for their US ‘Group Charter’ division.The Group Charter team specializes in providing aircraft charters for groups of 20 or more people, with clients including sports teams, entertainment groups, oil and gas companies, travel agents, governments, event organizers and private individuals.The company has been involved in some major world events in recent years, notably evacuating foreign nationals during the Arab Spring uprisings, arranged travel

Charter Company returns to Libya for Evacuations

Air Charter Service has reported that last week it began evacuation charter flights from troubled Libya as a result of the worsening security situation in the North African country, reminiscent of the situation three years agoFighting in Tripoli and Benghazi is the worst since the Arab Spring of 2011 and the Libyan civil war that ended Muammar Gaddafi's rule of the country. With increasing international worries that Libya is becoming a failed state, many expatriates are being evacuated for their own safety, whether by homeland governments or by companies for their employees. Air Charter

Air Charter Service achieves record monthly charter numbers

Leading aircraft charter specialist, Air Charter Service, has said that June was the busiest month in the company’s history, completing more than 800 charter contracts. Justin Bowman, the company’s CEO, commented: “It’s an astounding figure. To put it into perspective, we chartered more flights in June 2014 than we did in the whole of 2003. Some charter contracts consist of more than one leg and in June we flew almost 1,200 flight sectors in total: that means an ACS flight took off, on average, once every 40 minutes throughout the whole of June. “The business was evenly spread as well,

The complexities of World Cup logistics

As the World Cup draws to a close this weekend, leading aircraft charter specialist, Air Charter Service, sees months of work arranging charters around Brazil, that were planned as far back as last year, drawing to a close as well.“Logistically this World Cup has presented more challenges than any of the previous ones we have had to deal with”, says Justin Bowman, ACS CEO. “One of the main problems we faced was the fact that the authorities didn't allow companies like us to bring in aircraft from outside of Brazil to meet the internal demand, even though there was insufficient capacity.”

Air Charter Service retains ACW award

Air Charter Service has been recognised for the second consecutive time as the Cargo Charter Broker of the Year at the 2014 ACW World Air Cargo Awards gala dinner in Shanghai.This latest award was voted for by cargo industry professionals and was also won by ACS in 2013.The Air Cargo Week prize combined with the equivalent Air Cargo News and Payload Asia awards, is the fourth consecutive major industry accolade in the past 12 months for the company, not including ACS chairman Chris Leach’s Lifetime Achievement Award.“I’m delighted, it’s a testament to the hard work of our staff and

ACS heavily involved in Iraqi elections

Leading aircraft charter specialist, Air Charter Service, has been extensively involved with transporting the necessary equipment for the Iraqi elections that took place last month. Since as early as last year, just before the regional elections, the company has performed more than twenty charters carrying ballot papers, ballot boxes, ink and promotional material for the contenders, amounting to well over 1,000 tons of cargo in total. Justin Bowman, CEO at Air Charter Service, commented: “Our Turkish and Dubai operations arranged charters for election materials to be flown in from the

Flurry of aircraft charter activity ahead of big kick off in Brazil

Leading aircraft charter specialist, Air Charter Service, has seen a sharp increase in bookings for the upcoming World Cup as the tournament rapidly approaches and registration for airport slots in Brazil opens. With less than a month to go until the tournament gets underway on 12th June, the company is busy arranging aircraft charters for various sets of supporters, teams, sponsors and other VIPs. Justin Bowman, ACS’s CEO, explains more: “With the matches being spaced out across the entire country and at 12 different stadia, transportation becomes a key part of the World Cup planning

Air Charter Service announce sponsorship of Powering Imagination

87 years ago this week, Charles Lindbergh departed on a journey from San Diego that would end up in Paris, capture the world’s imagination and dramatically shape the future of travel. Today, world-leading aircraft charter provider, Air Charter Service (ACS), announces their part in the latest chapter in the Lindbergh legacy: Powering Imagination. Charles Lindbergh’s flight across the Atlantic in the Spirit of St Louis altered the aviation industry forever. The technologies, flight planning methods, and discipline used on this historic flight transformed aviation from being a pastime for

Air Charter Service to build upon Brazil success

World-leading provider of aircraft charters, Air Charter Service, forecasts that its Brazilian operation is set to continue the strong growth it experienced last financial year and plans for further expansion in the country.Having seen the number of local charter contracts completed nearly double in the first quarter of 2014, ACS Group CEO, Justin Bowman, stated that the region had huge promise for the company: “South America, particularly Brazil, is somewhere we are looking to invest in greatly. We’ve seen double-digit year-on-year growth so building upon that success is a key part of

Air Charter Service flew almost a quarter of a million passengers in 2013

Leading aircraft charter specialist, Air Charter Service, has revealed that during its last financial year (Feb 1st-Jan 31st) the company carried more than 230,000 people on its chartered aircraft. This follows an announcement earlier in 2014 that the company saw a year on year 14% rise in charter contracts completed. With aircraft types ranging from small helicopters and private jets to wide-body airliners ACS has chartered for passenger trip numbers from 1 to more than 500 in the past twelve months. Ruan Courtney, Group Managing Director, commented: “The figure is an impressive

Air Charter Service plans for new Houston office to serve oil and gas sector

Leading aircraft charter specialist, Air Charter Service, has announced its plans for a new office in Houston, Texas, with the intention to open in May this year.The new operation will focus primarily on serving clients in the oil and gas industry, as ACS seeks to continue to grow market share after a strong performance last financial year.Justin Bowman, CEO of ACS, commented: “A large part of our 30% growth in North America last year was due to an increase in activity from our energy sector clients. We completed more charter contracts for cargo movements and crew rotations than ever

Financial security secures long-term automotive aircraft charter contracts

World-leading aircraft charter provider, Air Charter Service, has reported a 22% year-on-year rise in the number of charter contracts its North American offices completed and has partly attributed this to an increase in bookings from automotive clients.“As the auto industry as a whole has begun to pick up, we have been busy arranging aircraft to transport production line parts and equipment across North America and indeed, worldwide”, commented Richard Thompson, ACS’s Vice President North America.With many high-profile charter airlines experiencing financial difficulty, Thompson

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