Smart Aviation will be celebrating 20 years in 2025. Founded in October 2005 by Managing Director Mark Hawkins, an established sports charter specialist with over 30 years of experience in senior operational roles within the travel and aviation industry, Smart Aviation starts the New Year with exciting plans to celebrate this monumental milestone. 

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Smart Aviation started in a small, rented office on Crawley High Street and has grown over the past two decades into a well-regarded global charter broker. The company has transported thousands of passengers to major football championship finals, facilitated pilgrimages to Lourdes, arranged ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance, and Insurance) leasing agreements, and flown over a million business and leisure travellers on private jets and helicopters.

Mark Hawkins, Managing Director of Smart Aviation, reflected on the journey: “I set up Smart Aviation with one goal, for our clients to enjoy doing business with us, and this is still my main driver every day. I am extremely proud of the company, the team I have built and the phenomenal success we have had since 2005. It’s not always been smooth sailing, COVID-19 was a particularly difficult time for the aviation industry, but we bounced back and continue to offer the highest level of service and cost-effective solutions that our clients expect to receive from us.

“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. I’d like to thank our loyal suppliers and clients for being such a pivotal part of our history.”