New offices in Brussels, Stuttgart, Monaco and Barcelona contributed to a 47 per cent year-on-year rise in European charter volumes and an 86 per cent revenue jump for Air Charter Service in the first half of 2026.
The European offices of Air Charter Service are enjoying an impressive 2026, with charter numbers increasing by 47 per cent year-on-year. Andrew Summers, ACS's regional director for Europe, notes: “Our offices across mainland Europe have done exceptionally well so far this year, with the 47 per cent increase partially down to our new offices, along with expanding our existing teams across the continent. We have opened in several new locations in the past 12 months, including Brussels, Stuttgart, Monaco and Barcelona, all of which have hit the ground running, making big initial inroads. Our revenue has risen by an incredible 86 per cent to almost €130 million in the first six months of the year, in part due to some big contracts on larger aircraft types.
“Every region within our European network has achieved better results than last year, with strong performances from our German and Spanish offices and a better-than-expected return from our Italian office in its first full year of trading. We are particularly pleased with the increase in market share from our French-speaking business, which we target from our offices in Paris, Geneva, Brussels and Monaco, with it significantly growing by 49 per cent year-on-year. Some of these offices have had their figures slightly boosted by factors such as the World Cup, supply chain disruptions caused by the conflict in Iran and a few Middle East evacuations in March, but underlying growth is still very strong and way above the European average of three per cent for the same period.
“We expect this success to continue for the rest of the year as, part way through our Q3, all offices are still seeing significantly higher charter volumes year-on-year.”
ACS' Brussels location launched in February 2026 as its 41st office and its first in Belgium, covering both cargo and passenger operations under Alexandre Busila, regional director of the Francophone market. Stuttgart followed in May 2026 as the company's fifth German office, headed by logistics veteran Thomas Müller. Monaco opened in June 2026 as the 43rd office globally, located on Boulevard d'Italie and requiring a licence from Monaco's Minister of State; staff transferred from Paris to cover it. Barcelona, the earliest of the four, opened in October 2025 as ACS's 40th office, Spain's second after Madrid, led by Daniel Martin Rodriguez.
