Sat, Mar 11, 2006
Non-Profit Group Organizes Free Flights For Cancer
Patients
Raytheon Aircraft
Company’s Charitable Foundation donated $50,000 to Corporate
Angel Network (CAN), a non-profit group that coordinates free
flights for cancer patients.
"Raytheon has flown nearly 80 flights with cancer
patients’ aboard." said CAN’s Chairman Randall Greene.
"Their involvement is so important to our mission."
"It’s difficult to find a family that hasn’t been
touched by cancer, including the Raytheon Aircraft Company family,"
said Raytheon Aircraft chairman and CEO Jim Schuster. "We are proud
to be associated with such a remarkable and deserving organization,
and I am personally honored to have the opportunity to work with so
many great individuals who freely give their time to help cancer
patients across the US."
Schuster also serves on the board of directors for CAN, Greene
told Aero-News.
Corporate Angel Network arranges free flights for cancer
patients using the empty seats on corporate aircraft. Since its
founding nearly 25 years ago, CAN has grown to include 530
participating corporations, five paid staff, and a team of 50
part-time volunteers who work with patients, physicians, corporate
flight departments, and leading treatment centers to coordinate
medical travel needs of cancer patients with the scheduled flight
activity of participating corporations.
To date, CAN has
arranged nearly 25,000 flights and currently provides about 200
patient flights a month. The non-profit group has also received
numerous awards in recognition of its service to cancer patients,
including The Volunteer Action Award -- the highest volunteer award
from the President of the United States.
With its latest donation, Raytheon Aircraft has donated over
$100,000 to CAN, according to sources within the company.
More News
Hold Procedure A predetermined maneuver which keeps aircraft within a specified airspace while awaiting further clearance from air traffic control. Also used during ground operatio>[...]
Altitude Readout An aircraft’s altitude, transmitted via the Mode C transponder feature, that is visually displayed in 100-foot increments on a radar scope having readout cap>[...]
Aero Linx: European Hang Gliding and Paragliding Union (EHPU) The general aim of the EHPU is to promote and protect hang gliding and paragliding in Europe. In order to achieve this>[...]
Also: Skydio Chief, Uncle Sam Sues, Dash 7 magniX, OR UAS Accelerator US Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall was given a turn around the patch in the 'X-62A Variable In-flight>[...]
"The need for innovation at speed and scale is greater than ever. The X-62A VISTA is a crucial platform in our efforts to develop, test and integrate AI, as well as to establish AI>[...]