Air Partner Appoints Jack Burt as Vice President of U.S. Cargo

Fort Lauderdale, FL (August 13, 2018) – Air Partner, a global aviation group that provides worldwide services across the industry, today announced the addition of Jack Burt as the lead of its U.S. Cargo division. Burt joins the Air Partner family as a seasoned aviation professional, with more than a decade of experience in the field.

“We are excited to welcome Jack Burt to Air Partner’s growing team of aviation experts and are confident that his skills and experience will provide tremendous growth to our company,” said David McCown, president of Air Partner’s U.S. office. “We look forward to growing in the coming years with Jack and are excited to have him on board.”

In his new role, Burt will be responsible for the implementation of air cargo strategy throughout North and South America, as well as the overall establishment of the U.S. cargo division itself. Before becoming the vice president of Air Partner’s U.S. cargo division, Burt served as the cargo director for a number of other aviation companies where he led a large portfolio of clients and was responsible for overall sales. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a bachelor’s degree in business administration finance. 

Burt’s appointment comes on the heels of Air Partner’s most successful year to-date. As the company looks ahead, Burt will help expand its offerings, growing the air cargo branch within the United States. With U.S. air cargo opportunity on the rise, the division is becoming a pillar within Air Partner.

The division charters aircraft of every size, delivering cargo to any location 24/7. Typical clients include freight forwarders, government organizations, automotive, engineering and energy companies. The company’s division offers heavy lift and project charter flight solutions, including the use of the largest cargo aircraft in the world, the Boeing 747F, Antonov 124 and Ilyushin Il-76, transporting anything from aircraft parts, oil and gas, automotive parts, humanitarian aid, dangerous goods, high-value and time critical cargo. For further information, please visit www.airpartner.com. Follow Air Partner Instagram / Twitter @airpartnerusa and Facebook @airpartnerplc.

About Air Partner

Founded in 1961, Air Partner is a global aviation services group that provides worldwide solutions to industry, commerce, governments and private individuals. The company currently has offices located in London, North America, France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Monaco, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Hungary and Hungary. The Group has two divisions‎: Broking division, comprising air charter broking and remarketing; and the Consulting & Training division, comprising the aviation safety consultancies, Baines Simmons, Clockwork Research and SafeSkys, as well as Air Partner’s Emergency Planning Division. For reporting purposes, the Group is structured into four divisions: Commercial Jets, Private Jets, Freight (Broking) and Consulting & Training (Baines Simmons, Clockwork Research, SafeSkys and Air Partner’s Emergency Planning Division). The Commercial Jet division charters large airliners to move groups of any size. Air Partner Remarketing, which is within the Commercial Jet division, provides comprehensive remarketing programs 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. 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 specializing in aviation regulation, compliance and safety management. Clockwork Research is a leading fatigue risk management consultancy. SafeSkys is a leading Environmental and Air Traffic Control services provider to UK and International airports. Air Partner is headquartered alongside Gatwick airport in the UK. Air Partner operates 24/7 year-round and has 20 offices globally. Air Partner is listed on the London Stock Exchange (AIR) and is ISO 9001:2008 compliant for commercial airline and private jet solutions worldwide. www.airpartner.com