Billings family returns home after three months of struggling with son's illness
Longmont pilot part of Colorado nonprofit's efforts to help sick kids get the care they need
A team of donated airplanes and volunteer pilots, including one from Longmont, have become an answer to the prayers of sick children and their families.
Colorado-based nonprofit AeroAngel helps people, particularly children, be transported around the country for much needed medical help.
Mark Pestal, an attorney and pilot, started the organization in Denver in 2010 and since then AeroAngel has helped more than 200 children across the country get to medical facilities. The situation has only become more critical with the added COVID-19 risk. ...Read full story in The Longmont Leader
Angels Among Us.....
In the October 2020 issue of Flying Magazine, AeroAngel.org is highlighted in a story about business aviation giving back. Read the full story.
AeroAngel flies sick children to critical medical care
For families with sick children who need medical care outside their community, AeroAngel, a nonprofit that provides free flights to distant medical centers, truly lives up to its name.
“There’s already enough stress with the treatments,” said Julie Korb, whose 13-year-old daughter, Amara Kirk, was diagnosed this winter with childhood leukemia. “So knowing there’s a safe way to get to and from (treatments) is super helpful.” Read Full Story in Durango Herald…
AeroAngel flies stranded North Dakotan from coronavirus epicenter after her surgery.
AvWeb Podcast: AeroAngel Provides Medical Transport For Children
In this podcast, organization founder and president Mark Pestal talks with AVweb’s Kate O’Connor about AeroAngel’s mission, operation and plans for the future.
AeroAngel Provides Air Travel When Sick Children Need it Most...
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CBS 4 reporter rides along on AeroAngel flight
Reporter Dillon Thomas covers Megan’s return AeroAngel flight from Scottsdale to Eagle, Colorado. Get an onboard look at an AeroAngel flight.
AeroAngel flight brings Alex home to Eugene after his five-month stay at Minneapolis Children’s Hospital.
The Watson family is reunited after spending months in Minnesota where their 5-year-old son, Alex was getting treatment at the Minneapolis Children's Hospital.