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ANGEL FLIGHT™ AMERICA AND AIRLIFELINE ANNOUNCE MERGER Combined Organizations to Represent Estimated
90% of All Charitable Non-Emergency Medical and Compassion Flights in
the United States Oshkosh, WI, July 30, 2003
– Angel Flight
America and AirLifeline, the two oldest and largest charitable aviation
organizations in America, have agreed to merge, it was jointly announced
today by Doug Breckenridge, Chairman, Angel Flight America, Bill Ayer,
Chairman, AirLifeLine, and Randy Quast, President and CEO, AirLifeLine,
at a press conference held at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2003. This is the most exciting development in our joint
efforts to help people access the health care they need,” said Doug
Breckenridge, chairman of Angel Flight America. “Our volunteers’
hearts are all in the same place, and now by operating under one umbrella,
we will be able to maximize our efficiency and effectiveness.” The organizational structure of Angel Flight America
will continue to include six autonomous regional Angel Flight member organizations
including Angel Flight West, Angel Flight Central, Angel Flight South
Central, Angel Flight Northeast, Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic, and Angel
Flight Southeast. Mercy Medical Airlift is also a member of AFA providing
access to free or discounted airline tickets for passengers needing to
travel more than 1,000 miles. AirLifeLine’s current volunteer pilot
members will be automatically added to the pilot roster of their respective
regional Angel Flight organization. All mission requests will be coordinated
by Angel Flight in the region from which a passenger request is received.
The merged organization will be headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. Thanks to the work of Angel Flight America’s
and AirLifeLine’s corps of volunteers, supporters and staff, missions
counts have been growing every year. In 2002 alone, nearly 11,000 missions
were flown and over 23,000 passengers were served by Angel Flight America,
while AirLifeLine’s pilots flew nearly 4,500 missions and served
over 9,000 passengers. Nearly 40% of both organizations’ missions
were for children. For more information about Angel Flight America and
its members, please visit www.AngelFlightAmerica.org.
# # # Angel Flight pilots participate in Flight Across America A 9-11 Tribute Flight August 2002 ![]()
To follow progress or for more information on the
Flight Across |
Mission Profile ![]() "After the terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C. on September 11, 2001, commercial airspace throughout the country was virtually shut down—but Angel Flight America pilots were granted special permission to fly more than 100 emergency missions that included family members, firemen, blood, and other supplies. The dog pictured above is wearing booties similar to the ones that Angel Flight transported for the Search and Rescue dogs at Ground Zero." ![]() ![]() |
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