Having seen Air Servs operation 1st hand, they are doing a sterling job. As quoted earlier, if you can't beat them join them. Check out their website. They all know that without government aid, they'd be out of business.
The alternate transport is sitting with soldiers, drums of fuel, bags of coltan and a few pigs and chickens in the back of an Antanov. So you can see the need for a dedicated humanitarian flying organisation.
With the situation in Iraq, a lot of money is being diverted there, so maybe now is the time to get your Otter or Caravan into Africa.
Apart from Air-Serv, the only aircraft one sees in the bundu have UN ensignia on or are Russian. One can't help but feel that this is one method the American government uses to be able to establish itself in a region, although for a 'good course'. The end result perhaps is that the locals become even more dependant on them.
Gunship, haven't seen your comments on this. We wait with anticipation.