Charity Flights

The donated AEDs will be networked via Wi-Fi for increased awareness.

From the flight levels to low-level missions, SouthWings pairs pilots with projects to help the environment.

“There were nails everywhere.” That’s just one glimpse into why the aerial support delivered by charitable aviation groups such as AeroBridge remained critical throughout the week after Hurricane Ida swept through the Gulf Coast. In total, AeroBridge flew more than 90,000 pounds of materials and supplies over the course of 90 missions—everything from food and […]

The Samaritan’s Purse Douglas DC-8 has responded to Haiti in an effort to deliver aid after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit the Carribean nation over the weekend, killing at least 1,200 people. The aircraft flew out Sunday, according to the organization, bringing more than a dozen disaster response specialists and 31 tons of relief supplies, […]

If Charley Valera told you the organization he works for “can move anything from anywhere to anywhere,” you’d assume he worked for FedEx or UPS, but you wouldn’t even be close. Valera handles public relations for AERObridge, a US-based logistics group that provides air support using donated, mostly GA aircraft and crew to deliver supplies […]

LightHawk, the aviation philanthropic organization bringing together pilots and environmentally focused conservation groups, has named a new chief executive officer, Michele Rutledge, whose prior executive experience includes aviation charity Wings of Hope. LightHawk’s prior CEO, Terri Watson, will continue on as a volunteer pilot and member of the advisory board. “Michele comes to LightHawk with […]