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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Paragon Global Flight Support Pull Out All The Stops for VIP Iraqi Presidential
Flight
17th May 2005
permit, fuel and handling facilitation services to all kinds of clients.
The massive post-Tsunami relief operation for example, saw us providing
support to a considerable number of varied types of aircraft in the region,
from business jets to massive freighters.
PGFS are no strangers to complex VIP flights – last year saw them supporting
the Eros Ramazzotti South American Tour as passengers and freight winged
their way from one show venue to another in a DC8 combi.
And then shortly afterwards, let’s not forget the amazing Olympic Torch
Relay – two x Boeing 747 jumbo jets that flew around the world carrying
the Olympic Flame. The journey lasted 45 days in all, taking in 26 countries
in 34 cities on all of the world’s continents.
So when a client approached Paragon with just 3 days notice (and yes, of
course it was over a weekend!), to get permits and VIP arrangements in place
for a flight for the new Iraqi President, what might have been a tall orders
for others was just another day for the dedicated 24-hour Paragon Global
team.
The Boeing 727-VIP with 34 seats flew the President from Amman – Brasilia
– Heathrow – Amman over 5 days in May. All the required arrangements were
made and the flight went really well.
The client said"I would like to say a very big â??thank you’ to
all of the Paragon staff who worked this for us. In spite of the pressure,
we received an excellent service, were kept up to date at all times and
any problems were met with a positive attitude and a speedy solution. The
flight was a total success".
Paragon Global Manager Paul Walker commented:"This year, especially with
the Tsunami Crisis, we have had to increase our staffing levels to meet
the demand of our growing operation. I am pleased that we are continuing
to pull in new and varied clients, with all kinds of aircraft, operations
and in all corners of the globe. This looks like being another exciting
year for Paragon."
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