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Medevac in Papua New Guinea
Story: Pascal Muhlematter Photos: Pascal Muhlematter, Mathias Glass Mid-morning, MAF was radioed to pick up a patient with internal pain at Mount Tawa to be medevaced to the hospital in Mt. Hagen. Although he had a different program for the day doing training flights with another pilot, MAF Pilot Mathias Glass was assigned the medevac […]
Read MoreDedication of New MAF Aircraft Maintenance Facility
MAFโs new Mareeba hangar in Queensland, Australia, was officially opened on 24th June 2022 The purpose-built facility is the base for MAF Internationalโs aircraft maintenance operations in the Asia Pacific region. Aircraft from MAF programs in Arnhem Land, Bangladesh, Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste are all serviced through the Mareeba workshops. Members of the Mareeba […]
Read MoreMAFโs First Flight in Guinea as New Program is Launched
First passengers have been praying for an air service in the country for over ten years. Words by Claire Gilderson, edited by Emily Davies On Saturday 23 April 2022, MAF conducted its premier operational flight in Guinea, West Africa, following many months of hard work to launch an air service in the country. Pilot Roy […]
Read MoreNew Shuttle Flights launched between Dili and Atauro Island – MAF in Timor-Leste
๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ: ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐ณ๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐น๐ถ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ผ ๐๐๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ง๐ถ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ-๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ. Praise God for the opportunity to be involved in this initiative to help the local people of the area and to encourage new local business opportunities for one of Timor-Lesteโs most poorly developed areas. Please pray that the shuttle […]
Read MoreMAF Medevac: Dengue Fever Outbreak in Timor-Leste
On Thursday, February 17th, 2022, MAF Timor-Leste medically evacuated a two-year-old dengue fever patient from Atauro Island to Dili. The flight was piloted by Pilot Jan Klassen and Marcus Grey. From January to March 2022, MAF Timor-Leste has medical evacuated 7 dengue fever patients.
Read MoreMAF flying doctors to remote areas of PNG
MAF Australia’s Jeroen and Diana Zwijnenburg have been serving in Papua New Guinea since August 2021. Jeroen serves as MAF’s Projects & Finance Manager while Diana is seconded from MAF to work as a doctor at the Kompiam hospital.
Read MoreโI took the road to Foya and it took 20 hours!โ – with MAF Liberia, it takes an hour.
Nurse Amy Beyer has been working in Liberia since 2014. With less than 7% of the roads paved outside of Monrovia (source: USAID), and a monsoon season which lasts six months of the year, attempting a road trip in the hardiest of 4x4s is not for the faint-hearted. Amy tells MAF pilot, Steven Biggs, why […]
Read MoreUganda to Guinea Ferry Flight
On Wednesday 26th January MAF’s Guinea-bound aircraft, N2114G, began a five-day journey from Uganda to Guinea. The aircraft has had a number of adjustments and is now ready for service. Pilot Roy Rissanen โ who used to fly the same aircraft in Mongolia – accompanied by Guinea Programme Developer Emil Kundig, left Kajjansi and flew […]
Read MoreMAF Technologies in Papua New Guinea – Reliable Solar Power
Reliable Power Plays a Huge role In Papua New Guinea, MAF Technologies (CRMF) bridges the gap for our remote communities to receive the help and services that they deserve despite their remoteness and lack of access to government and central services. The EBC Health Services at Waramanz in the Jimi District (Jiwaka Province) was in […]
Read MoreFlying for Life Around the World: October 2021 Update
South Sudan Focus on Partnership: Tearfund in South Sudan. โRecently, I flew 1178kgs of vegetable seeds to Pieri for Tearfund,โ shares Pilot Wim. โThe seeds included eggplant, amaranthus, okra, and collard greens. Four different types. I spoke to the TearFund team on the ground and they told me they are going to plant then in […]
Read MoreOpening of the Mibu Airstrip, Papua New Guinea
The 14th of October was a day of joy as the Mibu airstrip in the Madang province was reopened after many years of hard work. Pilot Brad Venter did three test landings, and the airstrip is now opened to serve the community and the missionaries in the remote area of Finnisterre mountains. This is the […]
Read MoreMAF in Papua New Guinea: A Week of Medevacs
The need for lifesaving flights is greater during some weeks than others. This particular week five people from different rural villages were medevaced by our pilots Joseph Tua and Jan Ivar Andresen. Saving several weeks on rough bush tracks and rivers with only a few minutes in the air. The first medevac of the week […]
Read MoreWho We Fly: Medair in South Sudan
Hi, my name is Jasmine. I am a paediatric emergency nurse by training originally from Brisbane. I worked at the Queensland Children’s Hospital in Brisbane before coming to South Sudan. Here in South Sudan, I’m currently working for Medair, which is an organization that does relief aid. I’m working as a Health Manager on the […]
Read MoreReopened Airstrip Brings People Together
Singing people, dancing in their most festive clothing expressing their joy and appreciation was the scene that welcomed pilots Richie Axon and Paul Woodington as they brought in the first aircraft after 22 years of isolation into Yalum. The airstrip was closed due to civil unrest, but the need and longing for an open door […]
Read MoreMy First Medevac Flight
Story by Jasmine Puk, MAF Papua New Guineaย Jasmine Puk is working as a Flight Programmer at MAF Customer and Operations Centre at Mt Hagen. On a day to day basis, sheโs dealing with all types of booking requests both internally and externally, attending to customers queries, receiving medevac requests, and then helps to coordinate […]
Read MoreMAF delivers more coronavirus vaccine to Kalimantan as cases soar
Indonesia has overtaken India as Asiaโs โCovid-19 hotspotโ. Kalimantan in the Indonesian part of Borneo is experiencing a surge of cases. In response, MAF has flown out medics, batches of the Sinovac vaccine and coronavirus tests to contain the outbreakโฆ To date, Indonesia has recorded over 2.4 million coronavirus cases and 64,000 deaths (source: Reuters). […]
Read MoreMAF in June 2021: Serving Together Around the World to Bring Help, Hope, and Healing Through Aviation.
Arnhem Land A recent flight story as told by Pilot Anton Zhang: Anton writes, “last week Laynhapuy Homeland School chartered four planes to take students and their friends/family to attend their graduation ceremony. The graduation was held at Garrthalala homeland, a regular destination for MAF, where we often fly students to attend learning camps. Garrthalala […]
Read MoreThe First Yolngu Pilot
Yingiya Guyula was the first Yolngu to train as a pilot. Read about his journey with MAF in Arnhem Land here.
Read MoreMedevac for a Man with a Broken Leg – MAF in Papua New Guinea
Earlier this year the team in Papua New Guinea flew a man from Pyarulama to Kompiam hospital after a severe leg injury when he was cutting down trees. Read the story here.
Read MoreConnecting Remote Communities – MAF in Madagascar
MAF has enjoyed a long partnership with Bible translation organisations in Madagascar. Translation Consultant Bev Erasmus explains more about the work being done, and how MAF flights support it.
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