Stories

MAF in Timor-Leste — Medevac from Atauro Island

Published: April 12, 2025

The life of a one-year-old boy, suffering from a lung condition, was saved when he was flown by MAF to receive urgent specialist medical treatment. MAF’s intervention was so vital because the young patient was on Atauro Island, separated by...

MAF Brings Cheers to Dusin, Papua New Guinea

Published: September 22, 2025

The flight from Dusin to Mt  Hagen takes less than 20 minutes – to travel by foot would be 3 days. Read the impact this 20 minute flight – just $50 worth of fuel – has: As he banked his Cessna 208 Caravan onto the final approach for...

How I overcame fear of flying

Published: October 27, 2025

Most people in Timor-Leste’s isolated communities have never been on a plane, but a MAF initiative gave people like Iria a chance to take off. Iria Mutu Soares, a mother from Maliana in the western part of Timor-Leste, was worried about...

Why Ping feels at home in Timor-Leste

Published: April 12, 2025

Story & Photos by Lobitos de Jesus Alves  Pilot from India shares his journey to young nation where he has flown more than 200 medevacs.  Lungpinglak Domtta has travelled a long way from his home in India, via a spell in Africa, to...

‘I want to help my community’

Published: April 15, 2025

Mougulu High School’s first ever graduation ceremony was a time to celebrate the achievements of students from isolated villages. MAF has been supporting the remote school in the Western Province of Papua New Guinea since it was founded in...

How do you get your groceries?

Published: June 10, 2025

Around the world a MAF flight takes off or lands every 5.6 minutes. Daily, MAF flies around 370 passengers and over 11,900kg freight (not including passenger baggage allowances) and does around 100 hours of flying per day. Many of these...