Mission Aviation Fellowship

A MAF plane lands in rural Tanzania (credit: Svein Robert Solberg) MAF will exit Tanzania later this year in response to significant development across the country and shifting global priorities. MAF's Claire Gilderson has the latest… As MAF begins to tra

Launch attendees gather in the grounds of Cranfield University (credit: Lydia Simmons) A new initiative bringing together MAF's Future Pilot Programme, the Engineer Training Scheme, and the Pilot Progression Pathway, launched on Saturday 19 September at C

As we celebrate 'Girls in Aviation Day' (19 September), we pay tribute to Betty Greene - one of MAF's founding members who piloted MAF's first ever flight 80 years ago. Follow Betty's stunning achievements in aviation which was - and still is - a very mal

It's been 6 months since Cyclone Gezani devastated Madagascar's port city of Toamasina, followed by the global fuel crisis, which saw the country's price of jet fuel skyrocket to 74%. MAF Country Director Andry Rajaobelison and Dr Faly Ravoahangy from Mad

Patients in need of facial surgery are flown to N'zerekore by MAF (credit: Joel Conte) When N'zerekore Airstrip started to deteriorate in southeastern Guinea last year, MAF had to act. Left to the elements, it would have fallen into disrepair, preventing

Yambaitok Health Centre has been rebuilt from durable materials (credit: MAF PNG) As we continue to celebrate 75 years of MAF in Papua New Guinea, MAF's Kowara Bell investigates how flying in building materials for a new health centre has been a game-chan

Maasai Academy now has over 350 children (credit: Paula Alderblad) As mass school closures threaten rural Kenya, the award-winning Maasai Academy in the remote Loita Hills, southern Kenya, has bucked the trend. Supported by MAF, it's now the best performi

Close up of MAF tattoo worn by MAF pilot Michael Lindsey (credit: Sean Atkins) It's been three months since MAF pilot and instructor Michael Lindsey relocated from Mareeba to Arnhem Land in Australia's far north. He has come full circle, following in his

MAF's plane reaches Bol in 36 minutes instead of 6 hours by road (credit: MAF Chad) On 11 June, MAF flew the UN's International Organisation for Migration (IOM) to Bol in Chad's Lake Region, following attacks by militant Islamist group 'Boko Haram'. As th

MAF PNG is celebrating 75 years! The 'Aerial Health Patrols' are part of that incredible work, and have been transforming thousands of lives in Western Province since 2019. Joseph Tua - MAF's first ever Papua New Guinean floatplane pilot - and partner Dr