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Air Serv International

Air Serv International
Founded 1984
Florida, United States
Subsidiaries Air Serv Limited
Fleet size See Equipment below
Headquarters Warrenton, Virginia, United States
Website http://www.airserv.org/main.cfm?action=workingWithUs

Air Serv International is a nonprofit humanitarian organization that uses aircraft to fly relief workers and supplies to help victims of disasters in some of the most remote and challenging areas in the world. It flies where other air carriers cannot, or will not, fly. It is headquartered in Warrenton, Virginia, United States.

Air Serv was founded in 1984 in the state of Florida as a humanitarian 501 (c) 3 Charitable Organisation. In 1997 it set up a subsidiary for-profit company in Uganda, Air Serv Limited. In 2007 it also maintains offices in Afghanistan, Canada, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, France, Jordan and Mozambique. Air Serv is affiliated with various charity umbrella organisations, including Independent Charities of America, InterAction and Do Unto Others.

Air Serv was active in Banda Aceh in the wake of the 2004 Tsunami and late in 2005 was involved in relief work following the Kashmir earthquake in Pakistan.

Air Serv uses a variety of turboprop and piston engined aircraft as well as some leased or chartered helicopters and larger aircraft when required. As of November 2007 the fleet numbers 19 and includes:


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