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Editor’s Notes

  • Chapman Freeborn is the largest air charter broker in the world with 36 offices in 20 countries
  • Chapman Freeborn was established in 1973
  • Annual group turnover is over $450m
  • The Chapman Freeborn group now employs over 250 personnel
  • The passenger department provide air charters to a client base which includes travel agents, tour operators, MICE travel organisers and governments
  • The cargo department specialise in moving urgent air cargo, heavy and outsize pieces, high value commodities, dangerous goods and AOG parts
  • The company was voted Air Cargo Charter Broker of the Year at the ACW World Air Cargo Awards in 2007 and 2008
  • Many of the world’s major relief organisations, governments, NGOs and other aid providers use the company’s expertise in transporting relief goods and organising personnel evacuations
  • Chapman Freeborn also provide ACMI, wet, damp and dry leasing solutions for many of the world’s largest airlines
  • The Chapman Freeborn group also provide General Sales Agency (GSA), Station Management and Ground Handling Services
  • The operations division, Paragon Global Flight Support provides 24 hour outsourced flight support
  • Chapman Freeborn is listed in the Sunday Times’ Top Track 250 of the biggest mid-market private companies in the UK

For further information on this story, or about the Chapman Freeborn Group, please contact Julie Black or Andy James on +44 (0)1293 572832

News Releases

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07/11/2008Chapman Freeborn launches new "Wings 24" ACMI team >
04/11/2008Chapman Freeborn listed in Sunday Times HSBC Top Track 250 >
24/10/2008Chapman Freeborn charters VIP jet for finale of ITV2's CelebAir >
24/10/2008South Atlantic Airbridge Awarded to Chapman Freeborn & flyglobespan >
16/10/2008Chapman Freeborn celebrates 35 years of success >
13/10/2008Chapman Freeborn announces new appointments in Sharjah and Hong Kong >
10/10/2008Chapman Freeborn Turkey spreads its wings with office move >
24/09/2008Chapman Freeborn marks a decade in Singapore >
18/09/2008Chapman Freeborn delivers Red Cross aid in wake of Haiti storms >
16/09/2008Chapman Freeborn nominated for Best Executive Aviation Provider at the Buying Business Travel Awards >
12/09/2008Chapman Freeborn coordinates urgent air charters in response to Libyan petrochemical incident >
01/09/2008Chapman Freeborn's well oiled network transports drilling equipment to Guinea >
20/08/2008ICRC president flies to Georgia and Russia to assess humanitarian situation >
06/08/2008Chapman Freeborn completes massive aid movement from Iran to China  >
19/06/2008Chapman Freeborn wins top cargo charter broker award for second year running >
16/06/2008Chapman Freeborn Poland hosts annual event for travel agents >
05/06/2008Chapman Freeborn organise un vol de dernière minute pour 1000 fans du Stade Toulousain >
05/06/2008Toulouse fans avoid scrum for scheduled flights >
29/05/2008Heavy lift to light up Afghan capital >
27/05/2008Chapman Freeborn coordinates Burma flights for aid agencies >
12/05/2008Chapman Freeborn celebrates 20 years in France >
18/04/2008Chapman Freeborn coordinates largest ever horse flight from Maastricht >
17/04/2008Chapman Freeborn India signs MOU with executive operators >
17/04/2008Chapman Freeborn Italy forms strategic air charter partnership with Distal >
16/04/2008Chapman Freeborn France Appoints Yannis Gerault as General Manager >
07/03/2008Chapman Freeborn Netherlands provides passenger and cargo air charters for stricken ship >
10/01/2008Chapman Freeborn joins GTMC as air charter supplier >
09/01/2008Chapman Freeborn India in urgent AOG air charter >
21/12/2007Chapman Freeborn Brazil & Belgium coordinate royal flights in South America >
21/12/2007Chapman Freeborn UAE orchestrates complicated air charter >
15/12/2007Chapman Freeborn Appoints Keith Haynes as Corporate Passenger Sales Director UK >
14/10/2007Private jet charter demand to soar again with England in Rugby World Cup Final >
19/07/2007Chapman Freeborn charters first GirJet Boeing 747 freighter >
19/06/2007Chapman Freeborn voted Air Cargo Charter Broker of the Year at ACW World Air Cargo Awards >
15/06/2007Chapman Freeborn exhibits at Air Cargo Europe >
30/05/2007Chapman Freeborn Singapore appointed exclusive IL76-TD-90 agents in SE Asia & Australia >
20/05/2007Chapman Freeborn Ostend in first IL76-TD charter into Belgium >
17/05/2007Chapman Freeborn Hungary gains ISO accreditation >
27/04/2007Chapman Freeborn Belgium celebrates 10th anniversary >
20/04/2007Chapman Freeborn provides USAID air charters to Chad >
19/02/2007Chapman Freeborn & Etihad Crystal Cargo operate 'jumbo' charter >
03/01/2007Urgent air charter for A330 stranded in Martinique >
02/01/2007Chapman Freeborn Canada opens for business >
19/12/2006Chapman Freeborn Belgium attends successful Brussels Business Travel Expo  >
19/12/2006Chapman Freeborn Hungary to provide outsourced cargo air charter desk to Beszitop >
17/11/2006Aircraft handling partners enjoy mountain picnic  >
04/09/2006Chapman Freeborn expands further into Asia and appoints SkyMart Inc as GSA in Korea  >
04/09/2006Chapman Freeborn never tyres of difficult air cargo flights  >
20/07/2006Chapman Freeborn air charter helps locate missing ship off Sumatra >
20/07/2006Lebanon Crisis: First repatriation flights for British and French nationals  >
11/07/2006Chapman Freeborn appointed exclusive GSA for AN-12 in South East Asia & Australia  >
26/06/2006Chapman Freeborn Turkey opens for business >
06/06/2006Chapman Freeborn appoints Shahe Ouzounian Managing Director Designate for UK >
24/05/2006Chapman Freeborn group fly to Prague for company weekend >
07/02/2006Chapman Freeborn provide AOG support in Gambia >
30/01/2006Chapman Freeborn France coordinates air charter for B777 stricken in Siberia  >
17/01/2006Chapman Freeborn appoints Russi Batliwala as Group Cargo Director  >
18/11/2005Paragon Global Flight Support rebrands and launches new website >
03/11/2005Airdrop specialist comes to rescue of trans-Pacific rower >
20/10/2005Chapman Freeborn transports four Engine Alliance GP7200's for Airbus A380  >
19/10/2005Chapman Freeborn appoints new Asia Director >
06/10/2005Chapman Freeborn Moscow and London co-operate to repatriate Russian General >
15/09/2005Chapman Freeborn Benelux enjoys continued air charter growth >
08/08/2005Chapman Freeborn Airmarketing appoints new General Manager in Germany  >
04/08/2005Chapman Freeborn Airmarketing expand aviation support services >
26/06/2005Chapman Freeborn Paris celebrates National Music Day with a summer barbecue for air charter clients >
21/06/2005Chapman Freeborn Belgium charters the Lufthansa Junkers JU-52 for thank-you pleasure trip >
19/05/2005Chapman Freeborn Amsterdam celebrates 10th anniversary  >
17/05/2005Paragon Global Flight Support pull out the stops for VIP Iraqi President flights  >
12/05/2005Chapman Freeborn Baghdad: Our newest self-contained operation >
16/03/2005Chapman Freeborn Airmarketing helps Maersk win punctuality award  >
21/01/2005Chapman Freeborn Amsterdam coordinates air charter for medical research >
04/01/2005Chapman Freeborn operations expand further in the CEER, supported by new Regional Cargo Marketing Manager >
22/12/2004Chapman Freeborn India gets permits approval from Indian Civil Aviation Authorities  >
13/12/2004Chapman Freeborn China already doing the business despite first cargo air charter headache! >
25/11/2004Chapman Freeborn Singapore flies earthquake relief to Indonesia >
08/10/2004Chapman Freeborn's Middle East operations expand >
14/07/2004Around the World in 45 days with the Olympic Flame  >
15/04/2004Chapman Freeborn team work proves technical problems are "immaterial" >
24/03/2004Chapman Freeborn's air charter network sends relief to Morocco >
04/03/2004Chapman Freeborn represent Pulkovo as giant Russian carrier starts  >
17/02/2004Chapman Freeborn delighted at fruits of Asian expansion plan >
12/01/2004Chapman Freeborn air charter to stock Tbilisi Zoo! >
12/01/2004Urgent cargo air charters prove plain sailing >
08/05/2003Chapman Freeborn charters first civilian jet into Baghdad after the war,  >
30/04/2003Chapman Freeborn goes the X-tra mile for X-MEN 2 Premiere >