The ASL Aviation Group has its origins in Air Bridge Carriers in the United Kingdom which was formed in 1972, operating four Argosy aircraft to fly fresh produce from the Channel Islands.

This was quickly supplemented by ad-hoc charter work, with special emphasis on ‚awkward loads’ such as aircraft engines and heavy machinery for the developing North Sea oil fields.

1976 saw the arrival of the first of the Merchantman aircraft. This heralded an introduction to new markets such as fresh fruit flights through the Gulf and the Middle East and overnight newspaper flights. At the beginning of the 1980’s the overnight express parcels business was in it’s infancy within Europe and Air Bridge was ideally placed to take advantage. TNT, FedEx, DHL and UPS were all nightly customers.

The company was subsequently acquired by the Hunting Group, and the fleet was enhanced further with the introduction of a fleet of Boeing 727 and Lockheed Electra aircraft (the majority of which were placed on the Irish register). It was in 1992 that the Hunting Group decided to re-brand all of its subsidiaries, Air Bridge changed overnight to Hunting Cargo Airlines, with a bold new corporate image. All of the airline’s operations were transferred to Ireland in 1997, a year that saw the introduction of the first Airbus A300-B4 to the fleet.

In 1997 the Hunting Group decided to sell off all it’s aviation related companies. In June 1998 it was announced that the airline had been sold to a consortium consisting of Compagnie Maritime Belge NV from Belgium and Safair (Pty) Ltd from South Africa (part of the Imperial Group). This prompted a change of name to Air Contractors (ACL). CMB have remained as shareholders until today. Following the restructuring of the services with DHL and the end of the operation of the Boeing 727s ACL acquired an interest in BAC Group Limited. Through this interest it has expanded it’s turbo-prop operations and embarked upon a major upgrade of the fleet with the modern and fuel efficient ATR family.

In 2007, Imperial disposed of all its aviation-related businesses which were acquired by CMB and 3P Airfreighters. At the same time an interest was acquired in Europe Airpost and its fleet of Boeing 737 Classic aircraft operating a combination of postal and passenger activities. This prompted the decision to rename the holding company ASL Aviation Group to co-ordinate the different operating companies under a new identity. Acquisition of the Safair Group was finalised in late 2010, which includes the leasing and airline operations, based in South Africa. In 2013, Safair introduced a BBEE (Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment) program, allowing ASL to retain a minority shareholding in the South African company.

In December 2014 ASL completed the acquisition of the Farnair Group in Switzerland. This acquisition increased the number of affiliate airlines in ASL to 7 and the number of aircraft owned and/or operated in the fleet to over 100.

Most recently, in May 2016 ASL Aviation acquired the airline operations of TNT Express N.V., comprised of TNT Airways (Belgium) and Pan Air Líneas Aéreas (Spain). The two airlines were renamed ASL Airlines Belgium and ASL Airlines Spain respectively and brought the total number of airlines to 9. ASL can now avail of Air Operators Certificates (AOCs) in Europe, South Africa, South East Asia and India, enabling entry into new and growing markets.

The Progress Chaser is responsible for the following duties;

1. Purchasing of Aircraft Parts to meet Routine, Critical and AOG Requirements to support the Airlines operations.
2. Chasing outstanding orders with suppliers to meet required deadlines
3. Building working relationships with existing and new suppliers
4. Ensuring cost effectiveness in all areas of the Logistics support functions.
5. Data upkeep within the stock control system.
6. Compliance with the requirements of the ASLI MMOE and relevant Engineering procedures
7. Periodic Stock Checking for accuracy and financial reporting.
8. Invoice checking and validation relating to goods and services purchased.

The Progress Chaser shall maintain competence on the basis of continued education and training in their area of responsibility. The company will facilitate this process.

Reports to : Logistics Manager

Department : Logistics Department – ASL Ireland, Head office, Swords, Co. Dublin.

Work Hours : 08.00-16.30, Monday – Friday

Closing date for all written applications is 29th January 2019.

If you would like to apply please submit your application.