Digital innovation is there to improve processes

broker business has its limitations in the eyes of ACS, as the company believes online broker platforms are unable to meet the more complex, specialist requests. “You may be able to plug in a route and a payload but you won’t know if you can do it! Load plans, permits, one way availabilities, dangerous goods, sanctions – the complexities go on. I think we are a while a way from when traditional interactions and relationships are no longer needed – if ever!,” Morgan-Evans said.

Supporting humanitarian operations

ACS has a global reputation for responding swiftly to emergency situations, working around great logistical challenges to ensure the smooth running of relief operations. For over 30 years, ACS has worked with nongovernmental organisations, governments and aid agencies to coordinate a wide range of cargo charters, moving everything from heavy equipment and vehicles to food and urgency of the local population’s need. This is generally compounded by the fact that the local infrastructure may be damaged or affected, demand for aircraft has increased, reducing available stock, and airports can get congested with cargo at departure and arrival points.

Some of the relief efforts where ACS has overcome these hurdles to offer their support includes: providing aircraft to transport people fleeing Afghanistan in 2021, sending supplies to Pakistan following the 2022 floods and, more recently, facilitating the movement of aid to Turkey after a deadly earthquake hit the region.

“It could be said we were founded on humanitarian work as our founder and Chairman Chris Leach’s first contract was with the World Food Programme,” Morgan-Evans said.

Expanding network

ACS has showed that, globally, it has no plans