In the last several days the global aircraft charter specialist has overseen the delivery of hundreds of tons of relief cargo from the USA, Europe and the Middle East on behalf of international aid agencies.
'In the aftermath of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake aid has been flown into airports including Port au Prince (PAP), Haiti and Santo Domingo (SDQ), Dominican Republic on chartered aircraft including L-100 Hercules, AN-12, IL-76, DC-8, MD11, B777F and B747 freighters.
Operations on the ground in Port au Prince and Santo Domingo are being overseen by Chapman Freeborn logistics experts, who were immediately deployed in the wake of the disaster.
Chapman Freeborn's passenger charter expertise was also utilised by American and European search and rescue organisations, with charters to Port au Prince and other regional airports on B737 and B767 aircraft.
Support in the form of securing flight permits and fuel provisions was arranged for Chapman Freeborn charters and additional airline clients by 24-hour operations subsidiary Paragon Global Flight Support.
The United Nations has appealed to Haitians for patience with the international aid effort. Food, water and medicines are now reaching parts of the capital Port-au-Prince, but relief efforts have been hampered by the scale of the devastation.
