freightdriver
4th January 2005, 00:02
I have been personally involved with the relief effort for the disaster victims in Aceh, Indonesia. The Airline I work for has been chartered by various relief organizations to bring supplies and volunteers to WITT (Banda Aceh). The devastation is massive and the death toll is close to 100,000 in Aceh province alone.
Aside from flying the relief mission I help run a logistical receiving center in Jakarta with the help of other Air Crew members and Indonesian celebrities. We have so far been able to distribute close to 20 tons of urgently needed supply to the region via Sea and Air.
At the moment what is needed is capacity to carry the aid from the various cities in Indonesia to Aceh province. As I am sure you all have been following the news and know that many aircraft from many nations are committed to the job at hand, but unfortunately it is still short in terms the supplies available and the number of a/c available to carry the load.
Here’s my thought: If any of you ppruner’s could talk to your respective operators or anyone you know in Airline management (Cargo/ pax) so they could donate flights to the troubled province. I am sure for many companies in many countries this type of cost could be deducted from their annual tax obligations. :ok:
New Info: My center has moved up to 50 tons as of today....6 Jan 05
Aside from flying the relief mission I help run a logistical receiving center in Jakarta with the help of other Air Crew members and Indonesian celebrities. We have so far been able to distribute close to 20 tons of urgently needed supply to the region via Sea and Air.
At the moment what is needed is capacity to carry the aid from the various cities in Indonesia to Aceh province. As I am sure you all have been following the news and know that many aircraft from many nations are committed to the job at hand, but unfortunately it is still short in terms the supplies available and the number of a/c available to carry the load.
Here’s my thought: If any of you ppruner’s could talk to your respective operators or anyone you know in Airline management (Cargo/ pax) so they could donate flights to the troubled province. I am sure for many companies in many countries this type of cost could be deducted from their annual tax obligations. :ok:
New Info: My center has moved up to 50 tons as of today....6 Jan 05