Humanitarian support is a huge part of the aviation industry. CFS Jets is proud to be in alliance with volunteer organizations around the world that work tirelessly to help people who need life-saving services in many hard to reach places around the globe. Below, read about some of the awesome organizations and what their missions entail.
Business aviation is often on the front line in lending a hand to citizens and communities in times of crisis. Through volunteer organizations like Angel Flight, Air Care Alliance, and Corporate Aircraft Responding in Emergencies, companies and pilots regularly provide life-saving services to people in hard-to-reach communities around the globe.
These missions include:
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Disaster relief – shipping food, medicine and clothing to people in need
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Life-flight service – transporting terminally-ill patients for life-saving medical procedures
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Emergency organ, blood and serum transfers
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Volunteer transportation for U.S. Military Soldiers, Red Cross, and National Guard units
FACT:
Volunteer pilots fly over 118,000 hours a year on charitable and medical missions.
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These disaster relief missions include shipping food, medicine, and clothing where it’s needed most, transporting patients for a life-saving medical procedure, emergency organ, blood and serum transfers, and volunteer transportation for the Red Cross and National Guard units.
Original article published on noplanenogain.org