Forthcoming Events

· Smiling Wings Days

Dates for 2011 ‘Smiling Wings Days’ will be announced in due course.

Smiling Wings Days provide children with disadvantages the opportunity to discover the world of flying through special aviation discovery days, or 'Smiling Wings Days' as they are affectionately called. AWB works closely with many UK charities, organisations and flying clubs and hosts a number of Smiling Wings Days throughout the year at various airfields in the UK.

· Air Cargo Shipments

AWB will continue to provide the logistics for the air freighting of humanitarian aid such as medicines, medical and surgical equipment, and food to various places in the world. The freight is carried mostly on board scheduled flights at preferential rates, thanks to the cooperation of airlines.

AWB assists a number of charities, for example, the UK charity Chain of Hope, with shipments of medical equipment for overseas medical missions.

A current example of this is assisting SARAID in organising and air freighting vital search and rescue equipment and shipping of essential supplies from the UK on behalf of other charities for distribution in disaster-stricken Haiti.

· Child Escorting

AWB will continue to provide escorting services for children from such countries as Uganda, Ethiopia and Kenya.

When required, Aviation Without Borders' volunteers will escort children for urgent medical care to and from London by air, thus allowing them to undergo state-of-the-art surgery that they wouldn't otherwise be able to receive in their home country. These requirements often occur at unpredictable times and at short notice.

· Aircraft Missions

Plans continue to support our Dutch sister organisation (LZG) in operating a small light aircraft for humanitarian missions in East Africa.

Amy ‘Wonderful’ Bear’s travel plans

Amy (AWB’s ‘cuddly’ ambassador) is busy, adding to the already impressive list of aircraft she has had the privilege of flying in. If there is an aircraft or a flight anniversary or commemorative flight that you know of and think that Amy could be a part of, then please let AWB know.