Issued on behalf of Chapman Freeborn Holdings Ltd, including but not limited to its UK based subsidiaries Chapman Freeborn International Ltd, Chapman Freeborn Airchartering Ltd and Magma Aviation Ltd, Intradco Cargo Services Ltd (collectively, the “Chapman Freeborn Group”)
1 July 2025
Introduction
This statement (‘the Statement’) is issued on behalf of Chapman Freeborn Group responding to the requirements of the United Kingdom’s Modern Slavery Act 2015, for the financial year ending on 31 December 2023. The full list of entities covered by the Statement can be found in Appendix 1.
Since publishing its first Modern Slavery Statement, Chapman Freeborn Group has increased transparency each year about its approach to human rights and modern slavery whilst also ensuring this approach continues to develop.
Human rights abuses and modern slavery in all its forms are unacceptable to the group. It therefore has a responsibility to both understand and reduce human rights risk within its businesses and supply chain. The group is fully committed to upholding compliance with all applicable laws across all the regions and countries we engage in. Where national law and international
human rights standards differ, we will follow the higher standard; when faced with conflicting requirements, we will adhere to national law, while seeking ways to honour the principles of internationally recognised human rights. Our commitment is based on the following international Human Rights agreements and commitments:
In April 2024, Chapman Freeborn Group became a subsidiary signatory of the UN Global Compact and expressed its commitment in supporting the ten principles of the United Nations Global Compact on Human Rights, Labour, Environment and Anti-corruption, with the purpose of making them part of our
strategy, culture and day-to-day operations of our company.
As a subsidiary signatory we will promote transparency through the reporting of progress against these ten principles, as well as the UN Sustainable Development Goals via our Parent company Avia Solutions Groups Communication on Progress (CoP) as well as their annual ESG Report.
Human rights
Human rights are moral principles and norms for standards of human behaviour
and are regularly protected in law. Every human being is entitled to human rights, without discrimination and regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, or any other status. Human rights include the right to life and
liberty, freedom from slavery and torture, freedom of opinion and expression, the right to work and education, and many more.
Modern slavery
Modern slavery is a violation of human rights, which involves the slavery of people, prevents the right to freedom of movement, and causes other rights violations. The definition of modern slavery is broad and includes forced labour, servitude, slavery, human trafficking, debt bondage,
Our workforce
At the end of May 2025, Chapman Freeborn Group had 408 direct employees who work across all our offices globally. 32.1% were based in the United Kingdom. Regionally, the spread consisted of 60.5% in Europe (including the
UK), 13.5% in the Americas, 17.4% in the IMEA region, 4.4 in Greater China, and 4.2% in the APAC. Given the nature of Chapman Freeborn Group’s business and operations, the workforce is almost entirely office based with employment terms and conditions to match.
We are committed to acting ethically and with integrity in all our business relationships and aim to ensure that our employees, contingent workforce and
supply chain understand our commitment to human rights and are able to identify and report indications of exploitation. We expect all those companies who have, or seek to have, a business relationship with us to act at all times in a way, which is consistent with our anti-slavery values.
Our Recruitment and Employment
Chapman Freeborn Group has presence on all continents and recruits staff in multiple jurisdictions. Our internal HR processes and governance amongst many endeavours, ensure that we:
– Conduct all checks necessary including ‘right to work’ documentation;
– Pay at least minimum wages; and
– All payroll is made through bank transfers to the individual and not third parties. Our Business
Our Business
Chapman Freeborn Group is primarily engaged in the arrangement of cargo and passenger aircraft charters, freight air transportation, together with the provision, and arrangement of, aviation support services. In the cargo market, Chapman Freeborn specialises in arranging charters and leases of aircraft for
a wide ranging client base including freight forwarders, multinational corporations, governments and humanitarian agencies. Chapman Freeborn’s passenger charter activities service the air travel requirements of multinational corporations, HNWIs, travel industry partners and leading names from the
entertainment business.
Our Suppliers
Our supplier network consists predominantly of commercial aircraft operators engaged in the transportation by air of passengers and/or cargo, together with other aviation support services providers. The majority of these suppliers are engaged on a short term, transaction specific, basis.
We will not knowingly conduct business with anyone engaged in modern slavery or human trafficking or knowingly permit such conduct to be carried out in any of our supply chains.
We have adopted a risk-based approach to the assessment of our business and supply chain, taking geographical, industry, regulatory and market factors into account in order to identify whether there are in fact categories of supply that present a higher risk of modern slavery being present.
To date, there still have been no reported instances of concerns regarding modern slavery or human rights within our businesses or supplier network through any of our channels (e.g. Whistleblowing channel) or through our staff.
Our Responsibility
Responsibility for the’ anti-slavery initiatives is as follows:
Our Policies
The Chapman Freeborn Group operates the following relevant policies:
Our Performance Indicators
Chapman Freeborn Group monitors the effectiveness of our values and
commitments by assessing:
– The responses to our Supplier Code of Conduct, – Any reports of wrongdoing through any channels,
– The trainings completion rates of our organization, and
– An annual review of our policies and this statement.
Continuous Improvement
We will continue to review, develop and promote our policies and practices to identify and mitigate risk areas for modern slavery and human trafficking in our
business and supply chains.
Board Approval
This statement is made pursuant to section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, has been approved by the Board of Directors of Chapman Freeborn Holdings and will be reviewed and updated annually.
Bernardo Nunes
Chief Operating Officer
Chapman Freeborn Group
Appendix 1: List of Chapman Freeborn Group entities
ALLTRANS MANAGEMENT PTY LTD
CHAPMAN FREEBORN AIRCHARTERING BV
INTRADCO GLOBAL LIMITED
CHAPMAN FREEBORN AIRCHARTERING CONSULTING (SHANGHAI) CO LTD
CHAPMAN FREEBORN OBC GmbH
CHAPMAN FREEBORN AIRMARKETING GmbH
ARCUS OBC GmbH
ARCUS AIR LOGISTIC GmbH
CHAPMAN FREEBORN HANDCARRY LIMITED
CHAPMAN FREEBORN AIRCHARTERING PRIVATE LTD
MAGMA AVIATION INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
MAGMA AVIATION GLOBAL SERVICES LIMITED
CHAPMAN FREEBORN OBC SdeRLdeCV
CHAPMAN FREEBORN AIRCHARTERING SP ZOO
CHAPMAN FREEBORN AVIATION LLC
CHAPMAN FREEBORN AIRCHARTERING PTE LIMITED
ARCUS AIR LOGISTIC SRO
CHAPMAN FREEBORN AIRCHARTERING (SOUTH AFRICA) (PTY) LTD
CHAPMAN FREEBORN AIRCHARTERING SL
ARCUS AIR LOGISTIC IBERICA SLU
CHAPMAN FREEBORN HAVACILIK TASIMACILIK TICARET LIMITED SIKRETI
CHAPMAN FREEBORN AVIATION SERVICES DMCC
INTRADCO CARGO SERVICES DMCC
MAGMA AVIATION DMCC
INTRADCO CARGO SERVICES LIMITED
MAGMA AVIATION LIMITED
WINGS 24 LIMITED
ZEUSBOND LIMITED
CHAPMAN FREEBORN AIRCHARTERING LIMITED
CHAPMAN FREEBORN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
CHAPMAN FREEBORN AIRCHARTERING (CHINA) LIMITED
CF COURIERS LLC
CHAPMAN FREEBORN OBC INC
CHAPMAN FREEBORN AIRCHARTERING INC
INTRADCO GLOBAL INC