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 Benelux Continues To Enjoy Cargo Charter Growth
15th September 2005
Chapman Freeborn Airchartering is one of the major players in the cargo
charter market in the Benelux region, and with offices in Amsterdam, Ostend
and Brussels, it’s no wonder we have this vital area well covered.
2004 into 2005 has continued to see us go from strength to strength with
some interesting cargo charter projects:-
* 35 vehicles to El Fasher, Sudan
* A series of salvage flights from Amsterdam and Ostend to Cairo, Lisbon
and Tunisia on Antonov 12 / A300F
* Urgent car parts by air from Holland to Germany on AN12 / A300F when the
weather made surface transport impossible
* Tsunami relief
* Aid flights for major aid agencies / NGOs into Mauritania, Niamey, Sudan
and Chad on a variety of aircraft from AN12, IL76, DC8 and DC10.
* Fresh fish from Tanzania to Eastern Europe
* Large quantities of freight from all over the Benelux region and the rest
of Europe into Iraq via our hub in Sharjah
Belux Regional Manager Chris Vandenplas reports"we have seen remarkable
growth versus the same period last year and an unforeseen busy summer period.
"As well as increasing the range of our own chartering activities, we have
worked to support the many other offices in CF’s global network with their
flights in / out of airports like Ostend.
In addition, we have been involved in cargo aircraft leasing in the Middle
East."
The experience in Holland is very similar. Niels Boelens, who was appointed
Country Manager in November 2004 also reports"the last few months have
been much stronger compared with the same months last year".
The indicators are all for another strong year to come.
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