CHARTERS TO REMEMBER

In late 2012 Air Charter Service was called upon to retrieve a Sea King helicopter that was left stranded on top of a mountain in the Arctic Circle, after a heavy landing damaged the undercarriage, meaning that it was not safe for it to fly back to its base.

How do you rescue a helicopter?

In 2002 Air Charter Service received a rather strange request – to fly sand to Egypt!

Why on earth would they need more?

In 2007 we flew two specially modified Toyota 4x4 cars to Resolute Airfield, Canada, in the Arctic Circle in order to try to become the first motor vehicles to reach the magnetic North Pole.

Did they manage it?

In June of 2015, ACS was called into action to transport seven wild lions from South Africa to Rwanda as part of a major conservation project to reintroduce them into the country.

Was it a roaring success?

In May 2007 Air Charter Service was called into urgent action to fly 14 tonnes of burgers from Belgium to Sweden after a popular fast food restaurant ran out of the specific meat required for the product launch of a new type of burger.

Did they make it in time for the product launch?

In early 2016 Air Charter Service was tasked with creating the latest incarnation of Ed Force One for Iron Maiden's world tour which took in 48 destinations in 21 countries.

So what exactly goes into a rock band's world tour?

Air Charter Service arranged a charter to fly three orphaned bear cubs from Georgia to a specialist sanctuary in Greece.

The female cubs, who are sisters, were found wandering the streets of the Georgian and required a new, more suitable home.

Air Charter Service was called upon to help complete ‘Cape to Cape 2.0’, a world record attempt driving from the southernmost point in South Africa to the northernmost in Norway.

Why would an aircraft charter company be required in such an adventure?