Humanitarian Air transport: Commercial or Private?
Could someone shed light on the following topic: Quite a few NGOs under "Loi 1901" status (ASF-B, ASF-F, etc.) carry humanitarian workers in Africa and neighboring countries. Most of them do so without AOC claiming that the type of operations conducted is not PUBLIC transport (aka Commercial Air Transport) hence falling under private aviation. Most of them fly for FREE in the sense they do not charge the users but they do receive money from 1/3 parties, e.g. donors, to carry out their air transport operations in support of humanitarian projects.
Any input is welcome.
cheers