Avia Solutions Group (ASG) has gifted a $2m flight budget to the World Health Organization (WHO) to help combat COVID-19.
The company, which controls the operations of Chapman Freeborn, Bluebird Nordic and Avion Express, is the largest aerospace business group from Central & Eastern Europe.
Vygaudas Usackas, Ambassador and Member of the Board of Directors of ASG, said: “Being one of the biggest aviation services group and a socially responsible humanitarian flights provider, we decided to solidarize with other large global companies.
“We have sent an official offer of $2M worth flight budget to the World Health Organization with an aim to help combat COVID-19. The support money shall be dedicated to transporting COVID-19 vaccines to highly infected places using the company’s aircraft fleet, Dornier 228, Boeing 747-400F, B737-400F and Airbus A321.”
Avia Solutions Group is the biggest integrated aviation service provider in the world with up to 50% of its flights being humanitarian.
Vygaudas added: “Today, the demand for cargo transportation rapidly increased, followed by the prices becoming 2-3 times higher. Some areas are facing issues for cargo transportation as the waiting time for large cargo or cargo to difficult areas can be as long as 2-3 weeks.
“As a Group, we want to be sure that once the vaccine is invented, its transportation to areas, which need it most, will have been solved in advance.”
Its Chapman Freeborn, Bluebird Nordic and Avion Express businesses currently together achieve around 10 000 flight hours per month performing medical aid flights, repatriation, United Nations World Food Programme missions and other high-demand services.
