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Air Partner PLC
19 June 2020
19 June 2020
Air Partner company Redline adds the CAA and Jet Edge to its
growing customer base
Highlights:
-- Redline awarded seven-year contract by UK Civil Aviation
Authority (CAA) to be the UK's sole certifier and quality assurer
of free running explosive detection dogs
-- Company also engaged by private aviation company Jet Edge to
develop standard operating procedures amid COVID-19 pandemic
Redline, an Air Partner company and a leading provider of global
security solutions, is pleased to announce that it has won a
long-term contract with the CAA, and is now also providing
consultancy services to private aviation company Jet Edge.
The CAA has awarded Redline a seven-year contract to be the UK's
sole certifier and quality assurer of free running explosive
detection dogs (FREDDs). The certification and quality assurance
process is set by the Department for Transport (DfT) and overseen
by the CAA, which is responsible for ensuring that it operates
effectively.
In addition, private aviation company Jet Edge has engaged
Redline to develop standard operating procedures (SOPs) across its
entire operations in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, from
aircraft decontamination to in-flight operations. Redline has
curated this service to support operators through this difficult
time after it successfully developed and implemented a series of
COVID-19 SOPs to operate aircraft and security screen passengers
for its repatriation of UK and Irish nationals from Japan on behalf
of the UK government. Jet Edge called on Redline in order to give
its clients comfort that all necessary precautions have been taken
to mitigate the risk of exposure to the virus when travelling with
the company.
These business wins follow the recent announcements that Redline
has also secured two long-term quality assurance contracts with
Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur and the international facilities
management company OCS Group UK, as well as a contract to provide
security consultancy support on a HS2 project.
Mark Briffa, CEO of Air Partner, said: "Despite the difficult
circumstances posed by COVID-19, Redline has already secured a
number of prestigious contracts in the financial year to date,
thereby demonstrating the clear value of its offering. The CAA
contract adds to our forward long-term contract portfolio, further
increasing visible and recurring revenues for the Group, as per our
stated strategy. I am extremely pleased with the company's
performance since acquisition, in both the aviation and
non-aviation sectors, and look forward to seeing what the rest of
the year has in store for this exciting part of our business."
Paul Mason, Managing Director of Air Partner's Safety &
Security division, added: "Redline has been a trusted supplier of
security solutions to the aviation sector for 14 years now, and
these two business wins demonstrate the breadth of the services we
offer in this area. In recent years, we have established ourselves
as leaders in explosive trace detection, and we are proud to now be
certifying and quality assuring free running explosive detection
dogs on behalf of the UK government. In addition, we are delighted
to be helping Jet Edge to navigate the challenging COVID-19
operating environment and safeguard their clients, drawing on our
expertise from the extensive and successful evacuation work we
carried out earlier this year."
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Air Partner) 020 7930 0777
Tom Allison 07789 998 020
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Joe McGregor 07766 231 520
About Air Partner:
Founded in 1961, Air Partner is a global aviation services group
providing aircraft charter and aviation safety & security
solutions to industry, commerce, governments and private
individuals, across civil and military organisations. The Group has
two divisions: Air Partner Charter, comprising Group Charter,
Private Jets, Freight and Specialist Services; and Air Partner
Safety & Security (formerly Consulting & Training), which
comprises Baines Simmons, Redline Assured Security and Managed
Services.
Group Charter charters large airliners to move groups of any
size. Private Jets offers the Company's unique pre-paid JetCard
scheme and on-demand charter for up to 19 people. Freight charters
aircraft of every size to fly almost any cargo anywhere, at any
time. Specialist Services comprises Air Partner's other aviation
services that complement its Charter business: Remarketing, ACMI,
scheduled group travel, tour operations, air evacuation and flight
operations.
Baines Simmons offers aviation safety management and fatigue
risk management. Redline Assured Security delivers
government-standard security training, consultancy and solutions to
regulated, high value and high threat environments. Managed
Services offers wildlife hazard management and aircraft registry
services.
Air Partner has 16 locations across three continents, with its
headquarters located alongside Gatwick airport in the UK. The group
employs around 450 aviation professionals globally and operates
24/7. Air Partner is listed on the London Stock Exchange (AIR) and
is the only publicly listed air charter broker and aviation safety
& security consultancy. It is ISO 9001:2015 compliant for
commercial airline and private jet solutions worldwide.
More information is available on the company's website
(www.airpartner.com).
About Redline:
Established in 2006, Redline provides government-standard global
security solutions for aviation, rail, Critical National
Infrastructure (CNI) and major event and corporate establishments,
as well as other high-risk businesses. Redline conducts auditing
and quality assurance on behalf of both public and private sector
organisations, as well as various government agencies. Its range of
products and services spans the entire security training, quality
assurance and consultancy spectrum and includes technology-based
software applications and tools, such as its digital Security
Management System (SeMS) platform and e-Learning.
Redline is a UK industry leader in all matters regarding
security and quality assurance through audits and covert and overt
testing and has been providing training for over 13 years from its
headquarters at the National Security Training Centre (NSTC) at
Doncaster Sheffield Airport. With over 100 employees in offices in
Doncaster, London and Paris, this ISO9001 company operates at the
highest levels of aviation security with a notable record of
achievement at G2G (government-to-government) and B2G
(business-to-government) undertakings.
Redline has a significant national and international client
base, many of whom use Redline as their sole supplier for their
security requirements. Redline is endorsed by ICAO as an Aviation
Security Training Centre (ASTC).
More information is available on the company's website (
www.trustredline.co.uk ).
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