Notes to Editors
- Chapman Freeborn is the largest air charter broker in the world with 36 offices in 20 countries
- In June 2007, we were voted"Air Cargo Charter Broker of The Year" at the ACW World Air Cargo Awards in Munich
- Chapman Freeborn was established in 1973
- Annual group turnover is over $450m
- The Chapman Freeborn group employs nearly 300 personnel
- We specialise in moving urgent cargo, heavy and outsize pieces, high value commodities, dangerous goods and AOG parts
- Many of the world’s major relief organisations, governments, NGOs and other aid providers use our expertise in transporting relief goods and organising personnel evacuations
- We provide ACMI, wet, damp and dry leasing solutions for many of the world’s largest airlines
- We also provide General Sales Agency (GSA), Station Management and Ground Handling Services
- Our 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
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Chapman Freeborn Network Sends Relief to Morocco After Recent Earthquake
24th March 2004
The Chapman Freeborn network once again responded promptly to the recent
disastrous earthquake on Morocco on 24th February. As many as six Chapman
Freeborn offices were involved in the efforts to send urgent relief supplies
to the crisis-hit country.
Our French offices arranged two flights to Nador and one to Al Hoceima.
On the latter of these, famous Morroccan-born French International Rugby
star, Abdelatif Benazzi also flew to assist with the efforts in his homeland.
Chapman Freeborn Spain chartered aircraft financed by local governments
in Andalusia and Barcelona to send supplies and personnel.
Our London office sent an urgent Antonov 12 on behalf of a Japanese charity;
Germany organized flights on behalf of the German Red Cross; Belgium performed
for the Flanders Red Cross and finally our Sharjah office flew 14 flights
with IL-76s to Al Hoceima.
Once more, this highlighted one of the nicer aspects of working in such
circumstances – the rewarding nature of sending urgent relief to a crisis
zone and knowing that we are in some small way, doing some good in such
sad circumstances.
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