Alaskaload Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Lynden Air Cargo Responds to Disasters With Relief Flights Press Release Source: Lynden Air Cargo On 7:31 pm EDT, Friday October 9, 2009 Buzz up! 0 Print.ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Oct. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Lynden Air Cargo is flying water, blankets, beds and other emergency supplies into Apia, Samoa and Padang, Indonesia in support of relief efforts after an earthquake struck Indonesia Sept. 30 and then caused a devastating tsunami in Samoa. Lynden has positioned a L100-30 Hercules aircraft in Australia and another in Singapore to fly relief supplies into the disaster areas and has been flying missions since Oct. 1. Lynden operates a fleet of six Hercules around the world specializing in remote site services and requires minimal equipment for loading and offloading. The unique features of the aircraft make it ideal for flying aid into isolated disaster areas. "We will continue to provide relief flights as required to assist in the recovery efforts of the devastated areas. Our aircraft are ideally suited for this work and our crews and support personnel are rapidly responding to bring aid to those in need," says Lynden Air Cargo President Judy McKenzie. Lynden Air Cargo is one of the Lynden family of companies, whose combined capabilities include: truckload and less-than-truckload transportation, scheduled and charter barges, rail barges, intermodal bulk chemical hauls, scheduled and chartered air freighters, domestic and international air forwarding, international ocean forwarding, customs brokerage, trade show shipping, remote site construction, sanitary bulk commodities hauling, and multi-modal logistics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticHerc Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 Okay... so I'm all about getting out the info that Lynden is responding and working to bring relief to these folks... BUT... both planes were already in the places stated in the release. One in Cairns and the other in Singapore. Good on them for getting some flights out of FEMA. If the average American knew how poorly organized these folks were, you'd all be even more scared. After Katrina, you'd swear they'd be better at responding. Anyhow... good on you folks that are down there getting the job done!!! and helping people who really need help... But.. no need to make it seem more dramatic than it already is. It's a really amazing role you're already playing down there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Miller Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 Yea, I agree just a little over kill on the statement when I saw it last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve1300 Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 It sounds like, from these posts, that FEMA is responding to these disasters in Indonesia. Is that correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spec13fe Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 Steve' Think FEMA is only doing Somoa. But then it a US goverment thing ? Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve1300 Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 Well, we don't own Samoa. We are not even considering it to become a State. FEMA is now an International Organization? I'm not sure how this works, but since it is only taxpayer money, it is OK< I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticHerc Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 FEMA / US Government aid = All the same thing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobWoods Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 There is the Samoa island group and a part of that is American Samoa that is a U.S. Territory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
501-D22A Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 I got a kick out of this article. It makes it look like Lynden specifically positioned those aircraft there for these relief flights, and that they are doing these missions out of the goodness of their hearts. As much of a "class act" that this company is, they are a commercial business, and as such, profit is the driving factor. If something else paid more, that is where their aircraft would be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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