Tue, Jan 04, 2005
Aviation Services Group Sends Supplies To Nations Hard-Hit By
Tsunami
Aviation Services Group, a Dallas-based expeditionary logistics
service provider, completed on January 1st a full cargo plane-load
shipment of relief supplies for the Indian Ocean area Tsunami
relief effort on a charter flight donated by Aviation Services.
Aviation Services arranged the pick-up of critical basic necessity
materials from Dubai, United Arab Emirates for subsequent non-stop
air transportation to Colombo, Sri Lanka. The United States Agency
for International Development (USAID) provided the approximate
20,000 pounds of disaster relief supplies destined for use by Red
Cross workers in Sri Lanka.
Aviation Services considered the donation of its air
charter service as a tangible means to leverage its expertise in
handling transportation into operationally challenging environments
while making a contribution to the global response for the millions
of people impacted by the December 26th Indian Ocean Tsunami.
"When we saw the reach of the devastation caused by the tsunami,
we could not help but feel that we needed to respond by donating
our air lift services," said Tom Uglialoro, chief executive officer
(CEO) and founder of Aviation Services Group. "Therefore, we
decided to utilize our global reach and deploy our resources out of
the Middle East to provide immediate disaster response for USAID to
the people of Sri Lanka."
One of the first relief flights to reach Sri Lanka, the Aviation
Services Group charter flight arrived in Colombo on January 1st
carrying 64,000 liters of potable water, 1,000 wool blankets and
120 rolls of plastic sheeting for shelters to be distributed by the
Red Cross for citizens in need. Aviation Services personnel in
Dubai ensured the safe and expedient loading of the flight in
conjunction with the USAID Office on Foreign Disaster Assistance.
In Sri Lanka, Aviation Services also managed the transfer of the
materials to International Federation of the Red Cross personnel on
the ground in Colombo, where US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Jeffrey
Lunstead also met the flight. Due to the destruction of a
substantial portion of the road and bridge network within Sri
Lanka, the air lift represented an effective and secure means to
send relief materials to the impacted areas.
While a young and relatively small player in the global
logistics service provider marketplace, Aviation Services claims
deep experience in quickly and efficiently moving critical
materials by air into remote locations. Since mid-2003, the company
has operated air charters into Iraq and today offers an Air Bridge
Iraq service that provides regular air cargo service directly to
Baghdad from the Middle East and North America. The Aviation
Services team routinely arranges and directs air charter moves for
private and public sector clients across the globe and understands
how to meet tight delivery windows, including where customs
authorities and special cargo handling are involved.
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