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 our global plans. As a result, we are aiming to increase our head count significantly by the end of the year.
“We have seen a spike in business because of the football World Cup; however, most of this activity is from clients of other ACS offices flying in for the event, so our growth in the region is mainly from our Brazilian customer base. Brazil is often the overlooked country in the ‘BRIC’ category, but our Brazilian operation is performing to the same high level as our Chinese and Indian operations.”
Bowman further stressed the importance of having a Brazilian office: “A local presence has and always will be a key part of our success. Knowing the regional market not only means that we can provide a quicker and more comprehensive service to our local customers, but that we can continue to offer clients the world over a truly global network they can rely upon.”
Benjamin Deacon
PR Co-ordinator, North America
Tel +44 (0)20 8335 1059 │ Email ben.deacon@aircharterservice.com
About Air Charter Service
• Our name is Air Charter Service: no ‘s’ on the end, and not simply ‘Air Charter’ as email addresses might suggest, it can be abbreviated to ACS however
• Formed in 1990 by Chairman Chris Leach in his basement, now employs more than 280 staff worldwide
• We are a global company with 16 worldwide offices, not ‘UK-based’, with offices spanning five continents offering private jet, commercial airliner and cargo aircraft charters
• Revenue in excess of US$ 400 million and arranges almost 7,500 charters annually
• Total number of passengers flown in 2013: 231,502
• Total amount of cargo flown in 2013: 31,172,000kgs
• Voted Cargo Charter Broker of the Year at the ACW World Cargo Awards 2013, voted Charter Broker of the Year at the Payload Asia Awards 2013 and awarded the 2014 Air Cargo News' Charter Broker of the Year award
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