Published On | September 30, 2010
MAXIMUS DELIVERS ON TELETHON
Maximus Air Cargo, the UAE's largest all-cargo airline, has just successfully completed the three relief flights which it gifted to the Red Crescent
The airline's Ilyushin-76TD heavyweight airlifter undertook three mercy flights last week on behalf of the Red Crescent Authority carrying urgent relief goods to assist the 23 million who have been struck by unprecedented flooding in Pakistan. The three gifted flights were dispatched to Peshawar, capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa; Multan in the Punjab Province; and Quetta, the capital of the Balochistan Province.
The aircraft carried goods that had been identified by the National Disaster Management Authority in Pakistan as goods of immediate and urgent need. These included tents, blankets and drinking supplies. The airline, which is the preferred partner or the Red Crescent Authority, has significant experience in humanitarian mission so was keen to throw its weight behind the spirit of the telethon.
The RCA Telethon has so far raised over Dhs85m in donations to help Pakistan. Dubbed 'Awnakum', Arabic for 'Your help' the campaign, which is under the directives of President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan saw the participation of various TV channels and radio stations across the UAE.
Commenting on the successful completion of the relief flights, Fathi Buhazza, President and CEO of Maximus Air Cargo and founder of Care by Air said, "We are pleased that as the UAE's largest all air cargo airline, we could could contribute with our nation to helping those in need in Pakistan. We believe that business has a role to contribute to society and I encourage other companies to join us in embracing this responsibility."
The aircraft carried goods that had been identified by the National Disaster Management Authority in Pakistan as goods of immediate and urgent need. These included tents, blankets and drinking supplies. The airline, which is the preferred partner or the Red Crescent Authority, has significant experience in humanitarian mission so was keen to throw its weight behind the spirit of the telethon.
The RCA Telethon has so far raised over Dhs85m in donations to help Pakistan. Dubbed 'Awnakum', Arabic for 'Your help' the campaign, which is under the directives of President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan saw the participation of various TV channels and radio stations across the UAE.
Commenting on the successful completion of the relief flights, Fathi Buhazza, President and CEO of Maximus Air Cargo and founder of Care by Air said, "We are pleased that as the UAE's largest all air cargo airline, we could could contribute with our nation to helping those in need in Pakistan. We believe that business has a role to contribute to society and I encourage other companies to join us in embracing this responsibility."