AIR Charter Service (ACS) recorded the busiest ever quarter for its cargo division, with 1,445 cargo charters from August to October, reports London's Air Cargo News.
acs declared that the current supply chain disruption is currently showing no signs of slowing down.
Cargo's strong performance resulted in the highest ever revenue for the company in one quarter, totaling US$430 million.
Over the past three months, we have had the busiest period in our history. On average the cargo division had one charter departing every 90 minutes over the course of each month,' said ACS group cargo director Dan Morgan-Evans.
'Manufacturers and retailers who have historically relied on shipping to move the bulk of their orders are now considering charters as the only solution to hit impending deadlines and, in particular, Christmas,' said Mr Morgan-Evans.
'The bulk of air cargo is traditionally carried in the belly of scheduled passenger airliners, but that network will not be up to its full capacity for some time yet, and now is the time to turn to charter,' said Mr Morgan-Evans.
'We also had some large humanitarian projects in the period, flying in shelter kits from the UK government and aid from other nations to Haiti following the devastating earthquake in the country,' said Mr Morgan-Evans.
'We arranged transportation of several hundred tons of relief goods, including medical kits and food supplies to Afghanistan following the troubles in the country in July and August. Our group charter division also helped to evacuate almost 25,000 people out of the region in that same period,' said Mr Morgan-Evans.
Said ACS founder Chris Leach: 'The incredible increase in revenue was, of course, in part due to the current supply chain crisis. Firstly, revenues have been increased due to demand becoming more long haul, on larger aircraft which, naturally, are more expensive.'
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acs declared that the current supply chain disruption is currently showing no signs of slowing down.
Cargo's strong performance resulted in the highest ever revenue for the company in one quarter, totaling US$430 million.
Over the past three months, we have had the busiest period in our history. On average the cargo division had one charter departing every 90 minutes over the course of each month,' said ACS group cargo director Dan Morgan-Evans.
'Manufacturers and retailers who have historically relied on shipping to move the bulk of their orders are now considering charters as the only solution to hit impending deadlines and, in particular, Christmas,' said Mr Morgan-Evans.
'The bulk of air cargo is traditionally carried in the belly of scheduled passenger airliners, but that network will not be up to its full capacity for some time yet, and now is the time to turn to charter,' said Mr Morgan-Evans.
'We also had some large humanitarian projects in the period, flying in shelter kits from the UK government and aid from other nations to Haiti following the devastating earthquake in the country,' said Mr Morgan-Evans.
'We arranged transportation of several hundred tons of relief goods, including medical kits and food supplies to Afghanistan following the troubles in the country in July and August. Our group charter division also helped to evacuate almost 25,000 people out of the region in that same period,' said Mr Morgan-Evans.
Said ACS founder Chris Leach: 'The incredible increase in revenue was, of course, in part due to the current supply chain crisis. Firstly, revenues have been increased due to demand becoming more long haul, on larger aircraft which, naturally, are more expensive.'
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