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private industry aviation founder tony mack headquarters 2 city place beehive ring road gatwick west sussex rh6 0pa united kingdom key people mark briffa ceo website www.airpartner.com air partner plc is a global aviation services group that provides worldwide solutions to industry commerce government and private individuals . the group is structured into four reporting divisions commercial jet air charter private jet charter air freight and baines simmons . the commercial jet division charters large airliners to move groups of any size . cabot aviation which is formed within the commercial jet division provides comprehensive remarketing programmes for all types of commercial and corporate aircraft to a wide range of international clients . private jets offers the company s unique pre paid jetcard scheme and on demand charter . air partner freight charters aircraft of every size to fly almost any cargo anywhere at any time . baines simmons is a world leader in aviation safety consulting which specialises in aviation regulation compliance and safety management . air partner is head quartered alongside gatwick airport in the united kingdom . air partner operates 24 7 year round and has 20 offices across europe north america the middle east and asia . the company is publicly listed on the london stock exchange as lse air and is also iso 9001 2008 compliant for commercial airline and private jet solutions worldwide . clients include six of the g8 group of governments the un eu nato leading ngos such as the red cross and royal families citation needed . contents 1 history 2 affiliations 3 chronology 4 references 5 external links history edit air partner was launched in 1961 by tony mack snr . trading as airways training it began as a school for military pilots converting to civilian licences using flight simulators and a fleet of beagles . it was initially based in the art deco beehive terminal gatwick s original terminal with its grass runways which opened in 1936 . 1 following the years as a flying school air partner formed an air taxi operation with a fleet of chieftain piper aztec 125 and c550 aircraft . at this time the company name was changed to air london to reflect the change in business focus . in 1983 air london decided to move away from the air taxi business and concentrate on aircraft broking . the company remained in the same location and the name was not changed from air london to air partner until the global offices were introduced . in 2011 the company was voted the best private jet company in europe by global traveler magazine a monthly abc audited magazine for frequent business and luxury travellers . 2 air partner became a plc in 1995 when they achieved full listing on the london stock exchange . affiliations edit this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . may 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message travel agency services are protected under the atol scheme ; a financial protection that ensures if an atol tour operator fails customers will not lose their money or be stranded abroud . the company s travel agency has been named british airways preferred supplier for group bookings . air partner is a member of the energy industry council eic a trade association for uk companies supplying goods and services to the energy industries . the company is a member of fpal which works on behalf of its purchasing members in the oil and gas industries to identify qualify evaluate and monitor suppliers . 3 air partner is a member of iata for fuel broking service and the in house travel agency is iata approved . the company is a member of the scottish council for development and industry . 4 air partner is a member of the world cargo alliance an international network of independent international freight forwarders . air partner is a wyvern broker . the wyvern standard is a safety standard whose requirements far exceed the regulatory requirements for commercial air charter operations and maintenance . chronology edit this section needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . may 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message 1989 air partner floated on the unlisted securities market the forerunner to the alternative investment market aim 1994 overseas expansion begins with the opening of air partner france . the sub charter division is launched . 1995 company achieves full listing on the london stock exchange lse aip . 1996 air partner unveils the charterplus guarantee programme charterplus it includes 100 million third party liability insurance cover and aircraft failure protection . 1997 air partner opens its first us based offices based in fort lauderdale florida . air partner opens its second mainland european office in cologne germany . managing director david savile is appointed ceo . 1998 air partner launches a specialist freight division . 1999 company name is changed from air london to air partner . air partner travel consultants is launched . the iata and atol bonded agency organises scheduled flights limousine hire and accommodation . 2000 air partner enters switzerland and austria with offices in zurich and vienna a second us office opens in new york . 2001 24 7 office based operations department opens at london gatwick hq . emergency planning is the new name for rapid air support the corporate pre planned emergency air evacuation service launched in 2000 . 2002 air partner opens offices in dubai and a third us office opens in washington dc . 2003 the first far east air partner office opens in singapore covering the pacific rim . 2004 air partner opens offices in new delhi . air partner launches the jet membership programme . royal warrant awarded as supplier of aircraft charter to her majesty queen elizabeth ii . 2005 air partner opens offices in japan and italy and opens a west coast usa office in san francisco its fourth in north america . 2006 air partner makes a 4.4 m purchase of london based private jet operator and aircraft management and maintenance company gold air international . gold air ceases to exist as a trading name . the jetcard membership scheme is unveiled superseding the jet membership programme launched in 2004 . 2007 air partner re brands launches a new corporate identity and creates two new internal trading boards private jets and commercial jets . air partner opens offices in malm sweden and opens a benelux operation in amsterdam the netherlands . air partner offers an aviation emission offset service called carbonneutral jetcard . 2008 january sees the arrival of a learjet 40xr into the air partner fleet of six managed learjet 45s the largest fleet of this type in europe . air partner s royal warrant is renewed until winter 2014 . 5 carbon neutral offset options are launched across all flights . 2009 fuel broking division re selling jet a 1 kerosene is launched . 2010 air partner opens an office in istanbul turkey 6 and establishes a freight partnership in hong kong . references edit terminals the last word news & advice travel . the independent . 2008 03 22 . retrieved 2013 11 28 . krol kimberly 2011 12 01 . global traveler announces 8th annual reader survey award winners global traveler . globaltravelerusa.com . retrieved 2013 11 28 . awards & affiliations of the aircraft charter company . air partner . 2012 09 05 . retrieved 2013 11 28 . members weblinks . scdi . retrieved 2013 11 28 . royal warrant . airpartner.com . 2004 01 01 . retrieved 2013 11 28 . royal warrant renewed for air partner . airpartner.com . 2011 09 01 . retrieved 2013 11 28 . external links edit air partner official website air partner france official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title air partner & oldid 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