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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

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

Chapman Freeborn Appoints Russi Batliwala As Group Cargo Director

17th January 2006

Chapman Freeborn has recently undertaken a planned re-structuring and re-organisation of our Group.

Over the past 30 plus years our principal activity has always been cargo aircraft chartering, and this is the first area we have turned our attention to. However, over the years, we have expanded and diversified our operations into passenger chartering (both groups and VIP / Executive operations), aircraft leasing, airline station management and representation. 

With this polarization of activities, it has become more and more important to treat each of these specialities as individual entities.  Now in the age of “Globalisation”, we have to adapt ourselves to make us stronger, make better use of our resources, provide a better service to our clients and of course, be more competitive.

It is with this in mind that we have appointed Russi Batliwala to the position of Group Cargo Director for the entire CF Group, with a remit to take overall responsibility for this field of endeavour throughout the group.

Russi, 41, has worked with us for nearly 20 years, and currently heads up our entire German operation. Over the years, Russi has made not only Germany a major force world-wide as a charter broker, but initiated our activities in a number of other countries as well, especially in the USA, the Middle East and Asia.  He comments:

“My main aim is to consolidate our group strengths as well as to continue to expand to meet future growth and increase our global coverage still further”

Group Chairman, Chris Chapman comments: “Russi possesses enormous energy and great vision and is a proven asset to our group – as well as being a popular fellow and a great colleague.”

Russi’s interests away from aviation include sports such as soccer and the contrasting and calm hobby of looking after exotic fish, as well as enjoying fine wines – the latter being a passion shared by many CF colleagues!

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