Reason for charter: Transportation of valuable instruments
Charter offers exclusive tailor-made solutions for the transportation of valuable, fragile, sentimental and historical musical instruments and the protection offered overshadows anything that scheduled airlines can provide on shared aircraft. A cello worth more than $2 million, plus a whole host of orchestral instruments valued at hundreds of thousands of dollars, arrived undamaged and on time when Air Partner stepped in to work with the designated direct air carrier to save the Jersey Proms when, during a six-week tightening of security measures, airlines refused to fly any musical instruments – even if they had their own paid-for seat.
Reason for charter: Tailoring flights to meet specific requests
When a rock group staged an in-flight concert onboard a VIP Boeing 757 using battery-powered amplifiers and the aircraft’s PA system, the transatlantic charter was described as ground-breaking. Air Partner saw it as just another mission, as they did for a disco-dancing party they arranged at 35,000 feet later the same year.
Reason for charter: Sourcing aircraft for film roles
Air Partner doesn’t just source aircraft, it casts them too. When a script calls for something with wings and engines to make an appearance in a film, the company is frequently asked to find the right model for the role. Trouble Every Day by Claire Denis features a DC10. And it doesn’t stop there. Our French office successfully sourced the right aircraft for a part in the TV movie Dangerous Liaisons, starring Catherine Deneuve and Rupert Everett. Other big names from the movie world to have shared a scene with an Air Partner-located prop include Penelope Cruz and Antonio Banderas.
