UK air charter operation sets up Ugandan office

UK-based company Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has opened a new office in Uganda, claiming to be the first international charter firm to establish a presence in Africa. The new office will be headed by South African, Iain Clark, who ran MK Airlines until last year. “I will be responsible for the development of cargo and passenger business as regional manager of Africa,” he told FTW. “We will be offering the freight industry a full range of services.” According to Carol Norman, MD of the Chapman Freeborn Group, this Ugandan venture follows the successful launch of the company’s first South American operation last year. “The addition of an African office consolidates our global coverage,” she told FTW. “Working closely with the rest of Chapman Freeborn’s network, Entebbe can accommodate wide-body flights from Europe, the Middle East, Asia, the Far East and Southern Africa. Appropriate aircraft can then be utilised to connect to smaller and remote airstrips across Africa.” Chapman Freeborn has 32 offices in 22 countries across five continents and co-ordinated more than 5 000 cargo and passenger charters last year.