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Freight industry comes to the aid of hard-pressed humanity

Broker Air Partner says its Freight team has been extremely busy in 2018, delivering relief goods and humanitarian aid across the globe. Missions included flights between Europe and Libya, Yemen, Central Africa, as well as between various African countries and from the US to the Mariana Islands in the Pacific. Much of the activity was in response to Typhoons Mangkhut and Yutu, for which Air Partner coordinated the transport and ... [+]

Air Partner continues the good work

Charter firm Air Partner says its freight gross profit was up 36.4% for the six months ended 31 July 2018, following on from a record 2017. As well as business from the oil and gas and charity sector, demand from automotive and aerospace remains strong, both for charter and on ... [+]

Air Partner helps rebuild Libyan aviation

Air Partner completed an An-26 cargo flight to transport airport equipment from Brno in the Czech Republic to Al Abraq International Airport in eastern Libya on 22 September. The 1.1-tonne shipment included radio communication equipment, weather stations, antennas, runway lighting equipment.   [+]

Air Partner spearheads hurricane relief effort

Charter firm Air Partner swung into action on 9 September when it was asked by emergency response specialist Radiant Global Logistics to deliver supplies to the US Pacific island of Guam ahead of Typhoon Mangkhut. Antonov Airlines’ giant AN-225 and AN-124 aircraft moved urgent relief supplies including water and ready ... [+]

Air Partner appoints freight manager

Aviation services group Air Partner has appointed Robert Jubb as freight trading manager based at its UK headquarters at Gatwick. He has over 13 years of experience in the charter brokerage, airline and time-critical logistics industries and was previously commercial director at AirX Charter. [+]

Air Partner flies urgent aid to the islands

Aviation services group, Air Partner, carried out a number of urgent freight charters across the Caribbean to support the relief effort in a number of islands, including Puerto Rico, Cuba and Guadeloupe. The Air Partner Freight team ensured that essential cargo such as generators, four-wheel drive vehicles, bottled water and humanitarian ... [+]

Air Partner ready for Olympic rush

Aviation services group Air Partner is launching a 'Rio Express' freight service before and after the Olympic Games this summer. In the run-up to the Games, Air Partner will have exclusive freight availability on a weekly Sunday MD11 freighter flight from Frankfurt to Rio de Janeiro, starting on 10 July ... [+]

Red tape: the new killer in Nepal

Aid agencies are facing a logistical nightmare in trying to help victims of the Nepalese earthquake, says Air Charter Service – but local red tape is making the situation even worse. Group commercial director Justin Lancaster, said they had grave concerns about the amount of relief goods they will be ... [+]

Keeping the lights on in Toamasina

Air Partner helped to prevent a total power blackout in the Madagascan town of Toamasina by delivering a complete Cummings standby power system. The system was modified in Dubai to withstand the high humidity of Madagascar’s east coast, and then flown by chartered plane to Madagascar’s capital, Antananarivo, where it ... [+]

Corrected: DHL puts team in Vanuatu

Deutsche Post DHL has deployed its first Disaster Response Team (DRT) to support relief efforts in Vanuatu, devastate by Cyclone Pam on 14 March. The team is currently based at Bauerfield International Airport in Port Vila, Vanuatu’s capital, to provide airport logistics support to manage incoming international aid and expedite ... [+]

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