
Global air charter broker Smart Aviation is marking its 20th anniversary this year. Over the past two decades, the company has flown thousands of passengers to major football championship finals, organized pilgrimages for passengers annually to Lourdes, and brokered aircraft, crew, maintenance, and insurance (ACMI) leasing agreements. Additionally, Smart Aviation has transported more than a million business and leisure passengers on private jets and helicopters worldwide.
Established in October 2005, the company was founded by managing director Mark Hawkins, a veteran in sports charter operations with over three decades of experience in the travel and aviation sectors. “As a company, we are trusted, not only by our loyal clients but by our staff, many of whom have been with me since the very beginning. We have welcomed four new members in the last six months due to a period of accelerated growth, so I am excited to see what the next 20 years holds for Smart Aviation,” he said.