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  • Chapman Freeborn is the largest air charter broker in the world with 32 offices in 22 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

Chapman Freeborn sees continued O&G industry demand for air charters

14th April 2009

Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has reported continued strong demand for its specialist air charter services to the oil and gas industry.

The latest of several large movements in recent weeks saw the global charter firm coordinate the air transportation of a giant piece of deep-sea drilling equipment from Norway to Korea, to support projects in the region.

The 80-ton part was flown from Oslo (OSL) to Seoul Incheon (ICN) on an AN-124 aircraft, arranged by Chapman Freeborn's UK office in close cooperation with its client CEVA Logistics.

Cargo Air Charter AN-124 Air Charter
Photos: Outsize cargo is loaded onto an AN-124 aircraft in Oslo

Elsewhere, other notable charter movements have included:

- A time-critical MD-11 charter also organised by Chapman Freeborn's UK office to transport rubber booms, pumps and other oil spill equipment from East Midlands (EMA) in the UK, to Freeport (FPO) for a shipping incident in the Bahamas; and,

- An urgent AN-124 charter arranged by Chapman Freeborn's Dubai office to move 105 tons of equipment from Sharjah (SHJ) in the UAE, to Benghazi (BEN) for a downstream project in Libya.

Lesley Cripps, cargo charter sales manager for Chapman Freeborn's UK office, said:

"The oil and gas industry is an important market in the supply of air charter services. Business is affected by the downturn - but in terms of logistics there remain considerable requirements.

"Across our worldwide network of offices we're seeing continued demand for our expertise - particularly for outsize and urgent cargo charter services - but also passenger movements for crews and executives."

Chapman Freeborn has 32 offices in 22 countries across, including oil and gas hubs in North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Far East. The company coordinated more than 5,000 cargo and passenger charters last year.

For full details of Chapman Freeborn's global offices please visit: www.chapman-freeborn.com

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