Tag: Air Charter Service

Air Charter Service flys Snooki the sea turtle to her new home

Leading aircraft charter specialist, Air Charter Service, was recently contacted by a wildlife rescue centre in North Carolina, looking to find a way of getting an injured sea turtle to its new home. Richard Thompson, President of ACS’s American offices, said: “Snooki the sea turtle sustained...

Air Charter Service plays its part in relocating more than a hundred animals

Aircraft charter specialist, Air Charter Service, recently chartered a Boeing B747 to fly a variety of animals from Thailand to their new home on a recently built 3,000-acre wildlife rescue, rehabilitation, and conservation facility near the eastern coast of India. Brendan Toomey, CEO of ACS Sing...

Air Charter Service breaks its longest flight record twice in a week

Last month, aircraft charter specialist Air Charter Service broke its record for the longest flight in the company’s history, then six days later, broke it again. Matthew Purton, Group Aviation Services Director, commented: “We arranged two charters for the same client, in the space of a week...

Air Charter Service passes a ton of ten-year tenures

Earlier this year, leading aircraft charter specialist, Air Charter Service, passed a very significant landmark, when its 100th employee celebrated 10 years’ service with the company. Chris Leach, ACS Chairman and Founder, commented on the achievement: “We started out as a small family busine...

Air Charter Service reaps rewards in Southeast Asia

Asia has seen strong growth in the private charter market over the first nine months of the year, outperforming the global average (based on WingX figures), and Air Charter Service’s business in the Southeast part of the region has seen its Singapore office experience incredible growth in that per...

Air Charter Service opens new Barcelona office

Air Charter Service, has reached a major milestone as the company opens an office in Barcelona, its 40th operation globally. Justin Bowman, Group CEO, commented: “The opening of our 40th office is an amazing achievement, and comes straight off the back of opening up in Perth and Riyadh last mon...

Air Charter Service opens first office in Saudi Arabia, and 39th globally

Leading aircraft charter specialist, Air Charter Service, has opened its first office in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in the capital city, Riyadh. At the official launch, earlier this week, Justin Bowman, Air Charter Service’s Chief Executive, said of the new operation: “We have been targetin...

Aircraft charters vital during Cambodia-Thailand border closure

The Asian offices of leading aircraft charter specialist, Air Charter Service, have been exceptionally busy over the past month arranging almost 100 charter flights with more than 5,000 tons of cargo, following the closure of the Thailand-Cambodia land border. Brendan Toomey, CEO of ACS Singapore...

ACS Mexico completes urgent charter for beer manufacturer

ACS Mexico completes urgent charter for beer manufacturer

Last month Air Charter Service’s Mexican office was contacted by a leading alcoholic beverage manufacturer in Mexico. The client was facing a brewery shut down and needed just over half a tonne of beer hops transported from Washington State to Mexico City - a journey of more than two and a half...

Air Charter Service makes strategic management restructure of its Time Critical division

Aircraft charter specialist, Air Charter Service, has made two promotions in a strategic management restructure, announcing a new Group Chief Executive Officer and a new Group Chief Operating Officer for its Time Critical products. Dan Morgan-Evans, Group Cargo Director at parent company Air Char...

Air Charter Service announces Andreas Spies as new head of time critical services

Aviation specialist, Air Charter Service, has announced that Andreas Spies has become the new CEO of the company’s time critical services in EMEA and APAC, based out of their Frankfurt office. Dan Morgan-Evans, group cargo director for ACS Time Critical’s parent company, Air Charter Service, ...

Air Charter Service helps in transporting 58 rescue cats to their new home in northern Idaho

At the end of December, leading aircraft charter specialist, Air Charter Service, chartered a Metroliner III aircraft to fly 58 cats, all rescued by one woman, to a cat sanctuary more than 1,700 miles away. Richard Thompson, President of ACS Americas, said: “She contacted us after speaking to t...

Air Charter Service opens first office in Italy

Leading aircraft charter specialist, Air Charter Service, has opened its 35th office, and first in Italy, in the city of Milan. Andy Summers, ACS’s regional director – Europe, commented: “We have been looking to have an office here in Italy for a number of years, and feel that now is the ri...

Air Charter Service arranges flights to aid victims of Cyclone Chido

Air Charter Service arranges flights to aid victims of Cyclone Chido

Since Cyclone Chido devastated the French island of Mayotte in the western Indian Ocean in December, Air Charter Service has been busy arranging humanitarian aid charter flights to the region, flying in more than 1,000 tonnes so far - with flights still ongoing. With winds exceeding 220km/h (136m...

Air Charter Service helps in largest ever rhino relocation conservation project

Air Charter Service helps in largest ever rhino relocation conservation project

Last month, in conjunction with a major South African conservation and relocation company, Air Charter Service helped in the transportation of 39 white rhinoceroses from Namibia to Dallas for three specific breeding programmes to aid the conservation of the unique genetics of the country’s specie...

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