Following the July 12 bombing of Lebanon , significant portions of the country's infrastructure, including airports, bridges and roads, have been destroyed, seriously disrupting the delivery of essential services and international aid. 433 Lebanese and 51 Israelis have been killed in the conflict as of July...
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Pakistan, India and Afghanistan on Oct. 8, 2005, at 8:50 a.m. local time. The epicenter of the earthquake was located near Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistani-administered Kashmir, and approximately 60 miles northeast of Islamabad. Aftershocks continue in the affected areas. The...
Air Serv International is responding to the earthquake in Pakistan. With an established presence in Islamabad, the Air Serv rapid response team is currently a part of the assessment process and we anticipate sending our fleet of helicopters to assist with the relief efforts....
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Pakistan, India and Afghanistan on Oct. 8, 2005, at 8:50 a.m. local time. The epicenter of the earthquake was located near Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistani-administered Kashmir, and approximately 60 miles northeast of Islamabad. Aftershocks continue in the affected areas. The...
An indication of what a great business the air cargo industry is today, filled with extraordinary people, can be seen in the several stories we have featured lately of air cargo relief flights to various stricken parts of the world . Elsewhere special shipment stories are...
In response to Hurricane Katrina, Air Serv International has provided assistance to Entergy, the electric utility serving New Orleans and other regions that were hit by Hurricane Katrina. The company is working round the clock to return electrical power to the area. Air Serv has...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 14, 2005 The International Rescue Committee and nine other leading human-rights and humanitarian-aid organizations have expressed concern about the safety of 8,000 refugees forced by Burundi to return to Rwanda against their wishes. The forced repatriation of refugees, known as refoulement,...
Medair strongly condemns the repeated acts of physical aggression, looting and hostage taking that the humanitarian community of Ituri has been subjected to by armed groups operating in this region, located in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Medair will suspend...
AIR SERV RESPONDS TO DEVASTATING TSUNAMI DISASTER Within days of hearing about the earthquake and subsequent tsunami in southeast Asia, Air Serv was setting up programs in Sri Lanka and Sumatra to facilitate the massive response of the humanitarian community. Air Serv provided flights for assessment...
By Mira Kassis Air Serv International, Jordan Many achievements are related to Air Serv's Iraq emergency program and I will try to summarize everything in this letter ...
