MAXIMUS AIR CARGO APPOINTS AVANTI CONSULT TO SUPPORT EXPANSION AND DIVERSIFICATION PLANS

 

Abu Dhabi, 17 November 2009 - Maximus Air Cargo, the UAE’s largest dedicated cargo aircraft operator, today announced the appointment of Avanti Consult to further develop its business strategy. The appointment will strategically support Maximus Air Cargo’s continued growth and its anticipated expansion into the arena of scheduled flights.

 

Performance has been robust over the last couple of years with growth and profit margins which far exceeded target.  Despite the global downturn, 2009 remains steady and constant and as a result this stability will yield several exciting plans in 2010.  These include further inroads into the aircraft wet lease sector. A significant plan will also include the provision of Maximus scheduled services and the hiring of Avanti is widely regarded as beneficial in facilitating this initiative.

 

Maximus Air Cargo President and CEO Fathi Hilal Buhazza, confident about Maximus Air Cargo’s ongoing success story, underlined the value of appointing Avanti “Maximus Air Cargo has gone from strength to strength and there is still more to achieve. Appointing Avanti ensures that we proceed forward in an advised and pragmatic manner so that we continue to maintain our impeccable standards.”

 

Avanti was the business strategy consultancy of choice because of its considerable expertise in the aviation industry and its ability to offer solutions to meet individual challenges. Its appointment will both strengthen and underpin Maximus Air Cargo’s drive to expand and diversify. Commenting on Avanti’s appointment, Managing Director Cronan Enright said “Avanti Consult is delighted to be appointed by Maximus Air Cargo as its strategic advisor.  Avanti will advise Maximus on the next exciting chapter of its development facilitating its dual business model of cargo charter and ACMI lease solutions, and its organisational readiness for the future."

 

A part of Abu Dhabi Aviation Group and established in 2005, Maximus Air Cargo has rapidly grown to be a key player providing end to end solutions for a multitude of sectors. Specialising in outsized cargo and wet leasing aircraft, its expertise is diverse and it operates varied fleet of eight aircraft, impeccable safety and security standards and an expert team, Maximus has in a short time established itself as the all cargo airline of choice and its figures and plans clearly reflect this success.

 

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MAXIMUS AIR CARGO

Maximus Air Cargo, an Abu Dhabi Aviation Group company, was established in 2005 to provide tailored solutions for moving outsized cargo. After operating for only just over 4 years in the region, it is now a significant regional air cargo carrier and cargo aircraft wet lease operator, employing more than 175 staff and operating a fleet of eight all-cargo Antonov An-124-100, Airbus A300-600RF, Ilyushin IL-76TD, and Lockheed Hercules L382G aircraft across the Middle East, Europe, Africa and Asia.

 

Maximus currently runs regular scheduled cargo services on behalf of Etihad Crystal Cargo and is the appointed exclusive air relief support partner for the UAE Red Crescent.

 

 

AVANTI CONSULT

Avanti is an aviation strategy consultancy with the mission to drive its clients’ business forward. It advises corporate aviation clients, low cost carriers, network airlines, cargo airlines and the aviation value chain. Avanti delivers expert solutions in areas such as new airline set-up, business planning, finance & budgeting, organizational change and fleet selection & sourcing. Ideas Unlimited is the philosophy behind Avanti, its goal to create maverick aviation causes that customers are truly passionate about through innovation and creative collaboration.

 

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