2011-04-13

Air Charter Travel

Air Charter Travel

Air Charter Travel is a provider of private aircraft hire and air freight charter services based at Gatwick Airport in the United Kingdom.

Air Charter Travel was established in 1992 by Tim Procter and Steve Williams after they had previously worked together at Air London plc – the first broker of aircraft charters to float on the London stock exchange prior to its relaunch as Air Partner in 1999.

Tim Procter was Sales Director at Air London plc. His previous experience also includes handling special charter flights for VIPs and unique group travel charters at Dan Air and Instone Air Transport.

Prior to working at Air London plc, Steve Williams was at Monarch Airlines in roles from Flight dispatch to Operations control, working in Europe, the USA and Guatemala.

Air Charter Travel was initially formed under the umbrella of Caledonian Airways and Inspirations plc (a major tour operator). Inspirations plc was acquired by the US based Carlson in 1997. This allowed Air Charter to become its own entity and offer its services independently whilst continuing to maintain business links to Carlson.

Since its inception, Air Charter has been based at Gatwick Airport, occupying offices with commanding views of the runway.

The company specialises in exclusive aircraft hire and air freight charter services, offering bespoke jet hire, helicopter hire and freight services for individuals as well as companies across the globe from its UK base.

It has access to an extensive and ever-increasing range of commercial aircraft. The aircraft that are most commonly chartered by large groups and corporations include the Boeing 757 and Airbus A320. Private individuals are more likely to charter a Bombardier Challenger or Gulfstream private jet or a Eurocopter helicopter.

To date, Air Charter has brokered aircraft to transport a range of celebrities including winners of the Oscars, BAFTAs and Brit Awards. It has also undertaken a few more unusual requests, one of which was the provision of two aircraft to fly to the North Pole.

Commissioned by a corporate client to allow the CEO of the company to send a broadcast to staff from the top of the world, Air Charter provided two de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otters to make the journey. One aircraft carried fuel and touched down near Resolute Bay in Northern Canada while the second plane, carrying passengers, travelled onto the North Pole.

It has also recently organized the transportation of 250 Reed Exhibitions Hosted Buyers from Gatwick to Barcelona as part of the EIBTM annual conference.

References

(2010-12-01). "Air Charter Ltd arranges flight for 250."

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