Chapman Freeborn has been involved in transporting humanitarian cargo since its earliest days, and the 1980s saw demand for our charter expertise reach new levels.
Widespread famine hit Ethiopia from 1983 to 1985 placing five million people at risk of starvation. Governments including the UK, Germany, Poland, Canada, USA and the Soviet Union led the international aid effort – supplemented by a large civilian component.
We played an important role in the effort to transport food and medical supplies, managing a variety of aircraft to deliver cargo from Europe to Addis Ababa on behalf of aid agencies.