Among the world's 2,251 language groups with no language work in progress, most live in remote, isolated regions. About 300 of these language groups live in Papua New Guinea, one of the most rugged places on earth. To reach these language groups, transporation is a time-consuming struggle for those who serve them.
I hear SIL planes take off just about every day as I walk around the Center, weather permitting. Some days are beautiful, most are cloudy, and the aviation department is always ready to fly to all corners of the country including far distant islands, as soon they can project a safe trip. I pray for each pilot and plane if I hear them in the air over Ukarumpa.
July 2009 marked SIL Aviation's tenth year of providing safe, reliable, economical and efficient air transportation to SIL and its partners. During those ten years, SIL Aviation:
- Logged over 35,000 hours
- Covered almost 4.2 million nautical miles
- Carried more than 101,400 passengers and 5.9 million kilograms of cargo
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| Celebrating the arrival of the first Kodiak in PNG |
The fleet of planes serving in PNG includes Cessna 206s, a Brit-Norman Islander, a Beechcraft King Air (which brought us to Ukarumpa from Port Moresby), two Bell helicoptors, and one Kodiak.
Kodiak #38, the second Kodiak for PNG, will be delivered by JAARS in October, flown 19,000 miles across the Pacific Ocean. You can get more information at http://www.facebook.com/JAARSInc and can sign up for the latest news about this flight at http://kodiak.jaars.org/flight.
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