After nearly 40 years at the head of the air charter brokerage which bears their name, Peter Hunt and Jeremy Palmer have announced the beginning of a process which will see management control for the Hunt & Palmer Group transition over the next 12 months.
Read MoreThe best news is that charter availability is much better than it was compared with Autumn (NBAA-BACE) last year. There are clients who first discovered the flexibility of air charter in 2020 and continue to enjoy the flexibility and time-saving benefits of on-demand travel. And then there are executive aircraft owners who have chosen to put their aircraft into the charter market with AOC management companies, now they aren’t flying as much.
Read MoreHunt & Palmer’s Commercial Aviation team was delighted to facilitate a series of charter flights for South Africa’s rugby team this month, enabling the Springboks to get a couple of friendly European matches under their belts ahead of the 2023 World Cup. Their first tournament match starts on Sunday, September 10th in Marseille, against Scotland.
Read MoreHunt & Palmer PLC is looking forward to its debut participation at RotorTechUK 2023 at its new Sywell Aerodrome venue from June 8-10. Jo Etherington is representing the leading aircraft charter brokerage, hosting an outdoor exhibit within the static display, and offering seating and refreshments. Visitors interested in business aircraft and helicopter charter are invited to drop by.
Read MoreHaving delivered an exceptionally strong first quarter of 2023, with a 30% growth over the same period in 2022, demand for air charter may have passed its peak, according to Hunt & Palmer PLC. However, the diversity of trips its broker teams are arranging in business aviation is as broad as anything the UK-headquartered private aviation charter brokerage has seen in four decades of trading.
Read MoreReflecting on a ‘rollercoaster of two years,’ we have almost forgotten the language of good, but we saw just that in 2022 across all parts of our business, highlighted Alex Durand, CEO of SaxonAir and Deputy Chair of the British Business General Aviation Association (BBGA). “Now we are debating whether we reinvest or just stay as we are.”
Read MoreHigh demand coupled with a lack of charter aircraft has created a perfect storm for executive aircraft brokers – on both sides of the Atlantic. For the first time in her 25-year career, Wendi Matthews-Ortiz, Vice President, Executive Aviation USA at Hunt and Palmer PLC had to inform clients on two recent occasions – there weren’t any aircraft available at their price points.
Read MoreHunt & Palmer PLC has been awarded the accolade of Charter Operators’ Broker of the Year – a brand new category for 2022 in The Air Charter Association’s annual awards. The award was introduced to recognize the value the brokerage community delivers in facilitating executive, commercial and cargo air charters.
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