When we look at the sleek outlines of the latest Cessna Citation Latitude, Pilatus PC-24 or Gulfstream G600, we see the potential for performance, agility, and the speed that gets us to a destination safely and in style. What a cancer patient sees—looking at that same airstair door—is entirely different. Therein lies a protected cocoon, a nurturing shell in which an immunocompromised soul can fly to treatment without worry.
Business Aviation Provides Charity Lift
Key Takeaways:
- Charitable organizations like AeroAngel and Corporate Angel Network leverage private and corporate aircraft, along with volunteer pilots, to provide essential medical transport for critically ill patients, particularly immunocompromised children and cancer patients, to distant treatment centers.
- AeroAngel uses donated private jets to transport sick children, while Corporate Angel Network coordinates flights using empty seats on Fortune 500 corporate aircraft for cancer patients.
- These organizations offer a critical "cocoon" for patients, enabling safe and efficient travel when commercial or other options are unfeasible, and have adapted their operations to continue during challenges like the COVID-19 pandemic.
- The broader network includes groups like Veterans Airlift Command and regional Angel Flight organizations, all relying on volunteer pilots, aircraft owners, and donors to provide life-transforming airlift services.
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