Avient Aviation was an international

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with its head office in

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and its commercial center in the United Kingdom. The company was established in 1993 and offered scheduled and chartered flights to Africa, South America, Middle East and Far East and the

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. Avient Limited was placed into administration on 5 April 2013, with flight operations taken over by AV Cargo Airlines Limited.

Corporate affairs

The company Avient Aviation had its head office in

, Zimbabwe. "With head office in Harare, Zimbabwe, Avient has two further offices; one in continental Europe and the other in the United Kingdom." "UNITED KINGDOM Global House, Manor Court, Manor Royal, Crawley, West Sussex RH10 9PY United Kingdom" and "BELGIUM Liege Airport, Cargo Nord, Rue Saint Exupery 22, B-4460, Grace Hollogne, Belgium" and "ZIMBABWE 191 Enterprise Road, Cnr. Drew Road, Chisipite, Harare, Zimbabwe" It had its

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office on the property of

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in Grâce-Hollogne, Belgium. It had its United Kingdom office in Global House, Manor Court in Manor Royal, Crawley, West Sussex RH10 9PY. Andrew Smith founded Avient's UK sales office in the United Kingdom office in 2001

Fleet

In 2009, Avient took delivery of an MD-11F Avient originally planned to replace its DC-10s with A330s, however the company decided that the MD-11F was the more appropriate substitute. As of December 2010, the Avient Aviation fleet consisted of the following aircraft with an average age of 29.7 years: Both aircraft are grounded, currently at LGG airport, Belgium As of 2013, the DC-10 has been sold, and one MD-11 (Reg.: Z-BVT / CN: 48410) is grounded in Zurich since March 2013 (as of 29 April 2014).

Accidents and incidents

On 28 November 2009, an Avient Aviation

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F crashed during its take-off roll at

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, resulting in the death of three persons on board and the aircraft being written off.

Current activities

In April 2013, AV Cargo Airlines Limited took over the business of Avient Ltd. after Avient Limited was placed into administration, following losses. Avient SA, the Belgian branch, has been closed. James Tickell and Carl Faulds at Hampshire, Dorset and London based 'Portland Business & Financial Solutions' were appointed joint administrators.

References

External links

Official website
{{Airlines of Zimbabwe Airlines established in 1993 Airlines disestablished in 2013 Defunct cargo airlines Defunct airlines of Zimbabwe Cargo airlines of Zimbabwe