Chapman Freeborn received the Service Expansion Innovation Award at the 2025 Aviation Innovation Awards in Dubai

• Chapman Freeborn won the “Innovation in Regional Service Expansion” award at the 2025 Aviation Innovation Awards, in recognition of its strategic growth across the India, Middle East, Africa and China region.
• The jury highlighted the company’s customer-focused approach, operational excellence and expansion of its business aviation footprint, including a new office in Zhengzhou.
• With support from Avia Solutions Group, Chapman Freeborn continues to strengthen its global aircraft leasing capacity across the cargo and passenger markets.

Global air travel specialist Chapman Freeborn has won the ‘Innovation in Regional Service Expansion’ award at the 2025 Aviation Innovation Awards. This recognition reflects the company’s strategic regional growth and leadership in business aviation across the IMEA region and China.

The ceremony, as part of the Annual Aviation Evening (AAGE) programme, was held on 19 November 2025, during Dubai Airshow week. The event witnessed the presentation of awards for innovation in categories such as aviation industry, business aviation, air cargo and logistics, airport industry, maintenance, repair and overhaul, aviation finance, airspace management, aviation sustainability, and others.

Chapman Freeborn was honored for his innovation in expanding regional services in the “Business Aviation (Passenger and Cargo)” category. The judging panel highlighted the company’s customer-focused approach, operational scale, and continuous innovation, which paved the way for its successful expansion into China and the Middle East.

“This award confirms our strategic vision for growth in the IMEA region and China, where we have built meaningful partnerships and strengthened our footprint,” says Linas Dovidnas, Chapman Freeborn President at IMEA. “Understanding local market dynamics and maintaining our global standards of operational excellence have been key to establishing Chapman Freeborn as a trusted regional partner. We are proud to have our innovations recognized and look forward to continuing to deliver value to our customers across these growing markets.”

Chapman Freeborn opened a new office in Zhengzhou last month – currently its sixth in China, alongside Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Chengdu and Shenzhen. In the IMEA region, the company has offices in Dubai (UAE), Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Mumbai (India) and Johannesburg (South Africa).

Chapman Freeborn has over 50 years’ experience providing charter air freight services to major corporations, governments, NGOs, relief agencies and high net worth individuals. The company is part of the Avia Solutions Group, the world’s largest provider of ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance), operates a fleet of 187 aircraft worldwide and is the parent company of more than 250 subsidiaries. The group offers a wide range of aviation solutions, including MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul), pilot and crew training, ground handling, and other aviation related services. Supported by 14,000 highly skilled aviation professionals, the Group operates across 6 continents.