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Airlink is a humanitarian initiative that offers a full web-based portal aimed at addressing both developmental and emergency humanitarian air transportation needs.  The portal provides a free system which connects humanitarian charities and Non Government Organizations (NGOs) with a need to transport passengers or cargo with airlines that can provide transportation for free or low cost.
 
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Oklahoma Mission, United States  
NGO Partner Team Rubicon On The Ground in Oklahoma



Last month, areas in Oklahoma were devastated by deadly tornadoes. The massive EF5 tornado that swept through Oklahoma City, Moore, OK, and other suburban locations on May 20, left a path of destruction that forever changed the landscape.  The aftermath left by the twister was painfully apparent; children and adults perished; homes, multiple schools, businesses and a hospital were flattened.  The severe weather did not cease at that point, but continued throughout the week with additional twisters bearing down on the population.

Within hours of the tornadoes touching down our NGO partners; Team Rubicon, and NECHAMA alerted Airlink and requested assistance with immediate air transportation to Oklahoma. They were already assembling their emergency response volunteers and preparing the teams for mobilization from across the nation. Matches were made rapidly as our airline partners stood ready to support these significant disaster relief efforts.

Our thanks for the generous support of our airline partners and NGO communities. Through our collective energies we successfully transported over 200 relief workers to Oklahoma. We would like to recognize American and Alaska Airlines, JetBlue, and Southwest for their commitment to those in Oklahoma.
 
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Quito, Ecuador
American Airlines transports 1 million deworming pills

 

Thanks to the generous support of American Airlines, Airlink was able to assist International Relief & Developments (IRD) with transporting a priority 1 million de-worming pills from Beijing to Quito.  This shipment is currently in transit and will be delivered in time for the official launch of the Ecuadorian Government’s national de-worming program.  These pills will be used to treat 1 million children and will take a significant step toward reducing the side effects of intestinal parasites that include depriving the child of up to 20% of the nutritive value of the food, as well as associated knock on effects that negatively affect the child’s physical and mental development.  With that said, we still need the aviation communities’ help on the remaining 3 million pills.
 
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Singapore, Malaysia
School children in Indonesia enjoying clean drinking water



Thanks to the generous support of Etihad Airways, Airlink will be providing air transportation to support a Water Missions International program that provides equipment to purify drinking water in remote areas of Indonesia and Cambodia.  In these areas, over 50 million people lack access to safe drinking water.  Water Missions International plans to install 11 drinking water purification systems in Indonesia and 5 in Cambodia.  Together, these systems will give 22,000 people access to safe drinking water.
 
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Airlink Advisory Council

Robert Brown
President, Airlink
Partner, Vx Capital

Barry Humphreys
Chair, Advisory Council
former Director
Virgin Atlantic

David Barger
President & CEO
JetBlue Airways

Robert Crandall
former President & CEO
American Airlines

Mark Dunkerley
President & CEO
Hawaiian Airlines

Ken Gazzola
former Group Publisher
Aviation Week

Klaus Heinemann
Founder
HH Kapital BV

Glenn Hickerson
former President
GATX Air

James Hogan
CEO
Etihad Airways

John McMahon
former CEO
Genesis Lease Ltd.

Michael Platt
CEO
Lease Corporation Int'l

Stephen Rimmer
Chairman & CEO
Guggenheim

John Slattery
CCO
Embraer

Steven J. Smith
Executive Director
Airlink 

Robert Brown | President, Airlink; Partner, Vx Capital Partners



Steve Smith | Executive Director, Airlink



Barry Humphreys | Chairman, Airlink Advisory Council; former Director, Virgin Atlantic Airways



Dave Barger | President & CEO, JetBlue Airways



Robert Crandall | former President & CEO, American Airlines



Mark Dunkerley | President & CEO, Hawaiian Airlines



Ken Gazzola | former Executive VP & Group Publisher, Aviation Week



Klaus Heinemann | HH Kapital BV; former CEO, AerCap



Tom Henderson | Founder, ShelterBox



Glenn Hickerson | former Chairman, SkyWorks Leasing; former President, GATX Air



James Hogan | CEO, Etihad Airways



John McMahon | former CEO, Genesis Lease Ltd.



Michael Platt | CEO, Lease Corporation International



Stephen Rimmer | Chairman & CEO, Guggenheim Aviation Partners



John Slattery | Chief Commercial Officer, Embraer

 

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