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Officials at the Los-Angeles-based business aviation management and charter company Clay Lacy knew they wanted to help those suffering due to the wildfires in Maui, HI, so the staff came together and to quickly transport critically needed supplies to people in need on the disaster-stricken island.

As residents of Maui, HI, continue to deal with the devastation caused by wildfires – and the need for basic supplies continues to grow – business aviation has been at the forefront of helping those in need.

Dallas-based Operation Airdrop is providing relief efforts on Florida’s hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast, flying supplies to communities where roads are impassable.

A Switzerland-based nonprofit organization is taking to the skies to provide humanitarian aid in Ukraine.

While business aviation is a safe mode of travel, there are times when an accident results in tragedy, and a family must go forward without a parent. This is the time when a new 501(c)(3) nonprofit called Wings of Love wants to step in and help the children left behind.

A new page on the No Plane No Gain website, dedicated to sustainability, reflects the focus on environmental responsibility, which is on equal footing with the advocacy campaign’s pillars of productivity, job creation, humanitarian support and community connections.

Ohio-based NetJets and FlightSafety International are helping fund the Ohio Air & Space Hall of Fame and Learning Center.

For the 2022 Textron Aviation Special Olympics Airlift, the company is expecting around 200 owners of Cessna Citation, Beechcraft King Air, Beechcraft Premier, Beechcraft Beechjet and Hawker aircraft to participate.

General aviation airports are key drivers of economic growth throughout Southern California, Riverside County Fourth District Supervisor V. Manuel Perez told members of the Citation Jet Pilots Owner Pilot Association.

Advocacy for general aviation in Utah recently received a big boost with the formation of the Utah Aviation Coalition, a group of eight aviation associations and other organizations that span virtually all general aviation interests in the state.