Entebbe, Uganda. The number of COVID-19 cases worldwide has now reached 340,000 and the death toll has surpassed 14,000, according to Johns Hopkins University. Uganda, the location of Air Serv’s operations and maintenance headquarters, confirmed its first case of the virus on 21 March. 43 of Africa’s 54 countries...
Warrenton, VA. The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation has awarded a $500,000 grant to Air Serv International, which will support current and future humanitarian flight operations. The one-time grant was created and awarded in memory of Barron Hilton, who passed away in September of 2019, and honors his combined legacies as...
Entebbe, Uganda. Air Serv is expanding operations in eastern Africa with the deployment of two aircraft to Sudan and South Sudan. Two Cessna Grand Caravans have departed Entebbe, destined for Juba, South Sudan and Darfur, Sudan respectively. These will be the second and third Air...
Entebbe, Uganda. An Air Serv aircraft has positioned to Mozambique, where it will support relief efforts following a devastating period of successive storms. On May 18, an Air Serv Cessna Grand Caravan departed Entebbe International Airport carrying a crew of five. The aircraft will be based...
Entebbe, Uganda. An Air Serv aircraft has departed Entebbe International Airport for South Sudan to support ongoing humanitarian relief efforts within the region. The Cessna Grand Caravan took off from Entebbe on January 13, following an inspection by the Ugandan Civil Aviation Authority. It will...
Entebbe, Uganda. Air Serv International, with the assistance of a grant from the ISTAT Foundation, has donated an aircraft to Medicins Sans Frontieres (MSF) for the purpose of supporting Ebola response efforts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The use of the Cessna...
Entebbe, Uganda. Two more Air Serv flights have departed Entebbe for Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, providing support for response efforts to the recent Ebola outbreak. Bunia is located northeast of Mangina, initial site of the outbreak. Two Cessna Caravans departed the Air Serv...
Entebbe, Uganda. This week, Air Serv deployed an aircraft on its first mission responding to the most recent outbreak of Ebola virus in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. According to the World Health Organization, 41 people had died from the outbreak as of August...
Entebbe, Uganda. Just as one Ebola epidemic has been contained, a new one is beginning. Air Serv is making preparations for deployment to support immediate response efforts crucial to containing the virus in the heavily populated region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Less...
Entebbe, Uganda. Air Serv has deployed an aircraft to Khartoum, Sudan to support efforts assisting displaced people who have been forced from their homes due to drought and conflict. In addition to surges in violence, affected populations are also threatened by crisis level food insecurity....
