Air Partner has appointed Oscar Thwin as Asia Pacific vice president of freight, joining the recently opened office in Singapore.

Thwin has 36 years of aviation industry experience and prior to joining Air Partner, he was station manager for Airline Network Services in Chicago, and also previously worked for Singapore Airlines, Cargo Airport Services and Nippon Cargo.

Commenting on his appointment, Thwin says: “I am delighted to be joining Air Partner’s Freight team and heading up its Asia Pacific Freight division. The region is an exciting one and offers a number of opportunities. I look forward to working closely with Mike to build on the Freight team’s success globally and deliver the outstanding service that our clients have come to expect from us.”

Thwin will report to Mike Hill, director of freight who says: “I am pleased to welcome Oscar to Air Partner. His experience and strong freight forwarder relationships will be invaluable as we look to grow our client base in Asia Pacific, so that even more organisations can benefit from our wide range of cargo services – from outsize shipments to on board courier (OBC) requests. This latest milestone of expanding our regional reach follows a record 2017 and strong performance in the first half of 2018.”