Tue, Aug 24, 2021
Civil Reserve Air Fleet Activated
The Pentagon has ordered US commercial airlines to provide planes to help speed up Afghanistan evacuation efforts, it said Sunday. This effort will help transport Afghan evacuees as the military manages the swarms of people following the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan.
The White House summoned the Civil Reserve Air Fleet on Sunday, which was created to assist the military during emergencies in 1952.
The activation is for 18 aircraft: three each from American Airlines, Atlas Air, Delta Air Lines, and Omni Air; two from Hawaiian Airlines; and four from United Airlines.
The civilian planes will not be flying directly into Afghanistan but instead relieving pressure off bases in Qatar, Bahrain, and Germany. The bases are fast filling up with evacuees as the US expands its efforts to fly them out of Kabul. Many Afghans are at risk of retaliation from the Taliban for relations with the US.
At least 28,000 people have been evacuated since the Taliban began its advance on Kabul, according to President Biden on Sunday, with 11,000 of those evacuations taking place over 36 hours this weekend.
On Friday US officials revealed that a number of countries will assist the US including Germany. The first evacuee flight arrived there with about 350 people.
"It's an incredible operation," Biden said. But, he added, "the evacuation of thousands of people from Kabul is going to be hard and painful. There is no way to evacuate this many people without pain and loss," Biden said.
More News
How To Get A Story On Aero-TV News/Feature Programming How do I submit a story idea or lead to Aero-TV? If you would like to submit a story idea or lead, please contact Jim Campbel>[...]
Aero Linx: International Association of Professional Gyroplane Training (IAPGT) We are an Association of people who fly, build or regulate Gyroplanes, who have a dream of a single >[...]
NORDO (No Radio) Aircraft that cannot or do not communicate by radio when radio communication is required are referred to as “NORDO.”>[...]
Beyond Visual Line Of Sight (BVLOS) The operation of a UAS beyond the visual capability of the flight crew members (i.e., remote pilot in command [RPIC], the person manipulating th>[...]
Aero Linx: Malibu M-Class Owners and Pilots Association (MMOPA) The Piper M-Class Owners & Pilots Association (PMOPA) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the interest>[...]