Asia's private charter market has surged ahead of global trends in the first nine months of 2025, with growth buoyed in part by a series of large cargo aircraft charters. Air Charter Service's Southeast Asia operations saw standout performance, as its Singapore office arranged 61% more charters compared to the same period last year.

Brendan Toomey, ACS Singapore's CEO, said the air charter service provider has seen "even larger growth in revenue figures, as we are up 155% on last year."

"We have had a great first nine months of the year, with charter numbers up by 61%, and we surpassed last year’s total last month. We have seen even larger growth in revenue figures, as we are up 155% on last year."

The ACS Singapore chief executive noted that the economic climate of the region, and Singapore in particular, has played its part in the company's success in the region.

"With many companies relocating their regional headquarters out of Hong Kong in recent years, Singapore has benefitted, emerging as one of the top choices for several global corporations," Toomey said, noting that the country's growth is not only in the business world, it is also one of Asia's main aviation hubs – the fourth busiest airport in the world for international passengers and an extremely busy one with cargo shipments.

"Our revenue has been buoyed, in part, by a series of large cargo aircraft charters that we arranged between Cambodia and Thailand, following the border closures in the region a few months ago, but underlying growth is still strong, at 65%," Toomey said.

"By the end of this year, we are set to have record levels both of charter numbers and revenue, our best since we opened in 2020."