Our mission
We combine services across the aviation spectrum, from air charter to leasing, asset management, financial advice, consulting and technical services. As an organisation, we’re committed to continual improvement.
Our mission is…
Our mission is to combine experience from across the industry, nurture the world’s best talent, and deliver unmatched services to every single client.
Aviation In Numbers
From miles flown to aircraft chartered, below are some of our key statistics.
Our passenger count since 2002
Number of block hours for 2022
Our combined years of experience
Thank you for the invitation, it was a very pleasant day.
Delegate – ACC Airline Conference 2022
Great event. Well-organized and great mix of attendees. Thank you very much for the opportunity to attend.
Delegate – ACC Airline Conference 2023
Thank you for putting together this event! This is very insightful and a good opportunity to delve into the ACMI segment of the market.
Delegate – ACC Airline Conference 2023
Our position in the market
We’ve built a foundation of knowledge across the industry, and our teams are led by experts in their fields. For more information on the people behind ACC, see below.
Chief Executive Officer
Philip Mathews
Philip’s career in aviation spans three decades. He has held operating board positions at Air Partner and Chapman Freeborn, in the UK and US.
Chief Financial Officer
Richard Daniel
With more than 20 years in finance, Richard brings an extensive breadth of experience, having worked across complex, multi-site, leisure, hospitality, travel, sports and retail businesses.
Head of HR
Sara Hay-Jahans
A highly experienced people and organisational development professional, Sara has worked across a broad range of industries as both an employee and independent consultant.
Director of Charter
Richard Smith
Richard has worked in aviation for more than 30 years. He joined ACC in 2018 to oversee our rapidly growing aircraft charter division, ACC Charter.
Deputy Director of Charter
Charlie Wilcox
For the last 16 years, Charlie has been involved in the aviation, logistics and operations sectors. He has worked for multiple aviation brokers across the globe, handled aircraft operations and...
Director of Leasing
Dave Williams
Dave joined the company after graduating from university in 2003, heading up ACC’s inter-airline leasing division, ACMI24.
Director of Consulting
Rob Watts
Rob leads the consulting team at ACC Aviation, delivering market-leading aircraft transaction solutions for investors, lenders, lessors, and operators, globally. He has proven experience in developing and leading aviation businesses,...
VP Regional - MEA
Zeineb Lassoued
Zeineb joined ACC Aviation as VP Regional – MEA after holding a Commercial Director role with Blueberry Aviation. She has 7 years of experience in the aviation industry with experience...
President - Americas
Jamie Harris
Jamie joined ACC Aviation at the end of 2018 to head up our Americas office, based out of New York.
Vice President – Business Development
Andreas Pericleous
Andreas Pericleous is a Vice President – Business Development in ACC Aviation. He has over 10 years of experience within the aviation industry. Andreas started as an Air Charter Broker...
Vice President, Commercial Sales
Mike Jennings
Mike joined ACC in 2020 and opened our Fort Lauderdale, FL office in 2022, where he manages the sales and operations teams.
VP Leasing
Conor Sproat
Conor has a wealth of experience within the aviation industry. Commencing his career in airline flight operations, Conor moved through passenger service roles for major UK airlines then into commercial...
Senior Associate, Advisory
Ali Basharat
Ali brings 5+ years of experience within the industry and is an experienced aviation professional who serves as a key member of the Advisory team at ACC Aviation. He is...
Associate VP – Asset Management
Tristan Brouard
Tristan brings 9 years of industry experience to ACC Aviation, having held senior OEM positions in sales and quality assurance. Prior to joining ACC Aviation, Tristan held the position of...
Vice President, Asset Management
Robert Sitta
Robert brings 19 years of aviation experience to ACC Aviation’s consulting team, holding prior roles with airlines and other aircraft transaction consultancy firms. He has extensive experience in aircraft trading,...
Regional Vice President
Nimalan Vikneswaran
Nim joined ACC Aviation in 2018 as Regional Vice President for Asia Pacific, bringing with him over 10 years of experience from working with various airlines in Asia, through roles...
VP Leasing
Cameron Llewellyn
Meet Cameron, the Vice President of Leasing in ACC’s ACMI team. He is dedicated to assisting airline clients with finding practical solutions to difficult challenges. Cameron employs a consultative sales...
Project Manager
Dan King
Dan is part of the ACMI team as a Project Manager. Dan has proven experience in Key Account and Project Management with strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills. Dan...
VP Leasing
Slavik Schiopu
Slavik is part of the ACMI Wet Leasing team at ACC Aviation. For the past 6 years, whilst at ACC, Slavik has successfully negotiated and managed seasonal wet leases for...
Aviation Consultant
Natalia Vasquez
Natalia Vasquez began her career in the airline industry 20 years ago at JFK Airport with Lan Chile. During her time at Lan Chile, she quickly excelled in the passenger...
Senior Account Manager
Steve Evans
Steve has over 25 years’ experience in the aviation industry. Having held a multiple client facing roles, Steve is working as a Senior Account Manager at ACC where he is...
Aviation Consultant
Carla Manechini
Carla Manechini joined ACC Aviation in January of 2022 after working ten years for Miami Air International, a private charter airline, where she worked as Account Executive, Crew Scheduler and...
Senior Account Manager
Suzanne Sharp-Prroni
Suzanne has over 25 years’ experience in aviation and during her career has supplied charter flights and programmes for a wide variety of clients. She has successfully undertaken some of...
Business Development Executive
Yasmin Sayer
Yasmin is a Business Development Executive at ACC. She has over 10 years of sales and customer service experience. Leveraging her vast experience, Yasmin engages with new and the existing...
Latest News
VIP Boeing 757-200 celebrates another successful year under ACC Aviation’s marketing
We are delighted to announce another successful year for the VIP Boeing 757-200, operated by Freedom II.
ACC Aviation elevates ACMI industry at 16th Airline Conference
The event, attended by key industry figures and experts, provided a platform for insightful discussions, updates, and forecasts shaping the future of the ACMI industry.
ACC Aviation appointed to source Airbus A320
ACC Aviation, the global aviation services group, has been appointed by airline clients, to source and deliver Airbus A320 on an outright purchase or dry lease basis.
ACC Aviation’s ACMI team experiences peak in ACMI requests
Throughout the summer, ACC Aviation's ACMI division has been working with various airlines, and on the final day of August, it had 24 leased aircraft in the air, ranging from regional jets and narrowbodies to widebody units.
