Stories

How MAF brings help and hope beyond the end of life

Published: October 31, 2026

In many places where MAF serves, death is an intrinsic and open part of community life, and MAF pilots and ground staff often lend support to local families and communities in times of grief. Story by Janne Rytkönen On Elcho Island,...

‘We are hurting’ without healthcare

Published: July 21, 2026

MAF carried a team of seven professionals from the Pamoja Specialised Polyclinic to the remote village of Dabia providing specialised care to a community lacking access to services. Story by Päivi Griffin “I have come to get my baby...

‘We moved from one house to another, and each one fell’: The cyclone victims of Madagascar

Published: June 1, 2026

After Cyclone Gezani devastated Toamasina, flattening homes and cutting off basic services, communities are still struggling to recover. We catch up with Medair’s Emergency Response team, who were flown in by MAF to bring rapid assistance to...

‘We couldn’t afford days of travel by road’: MAF flight invests in training of surgeons

Published: May 18, 2026

A team of doctors flew to Mandritsara for a first-ever accreditation visit – a key milestone in strengthening surgical care in remote Madagascar, where access to specialist treatment remains extremely limited. Story by Antsatiana Gino...

MAF Flies aid supplies to Buin

Published: April 27, 2026

In the wake of Tropical Cyclone Maila, the Autonomous Region of Bougainville has received urgent humanitarian assistance from Australia. On Friday the 17th of April, Mission Aviation Fellowship flew 737 kg of Australian Aid goods to Buin,...

‘Wings of love:’ Mama speaks of four generations of lifechanging impact

Published: March 27, 2026

Story by Amanda Anton In this 75th year of MAF in Papua New Guinea, we talked to Koms Neksep, who had her first journey with MAF as an excited little girl. Since then, she’s become a mother, grandmother and great grandmother – and has seen...

Midnight Emergency & the Flight to Save a Life

Published: February 16, 2026

Story by Mary Domtta When the local hospital told Marcelino that either his wife or newborn might not survive without urgent help, hope arrived in the form of a small MAF aircraft.  As xefe aldeia – the village chief – Marcelino...

Amber's Journey from PNG to Arnhem Land

Published: February 2, 2026

Story by Eleanor Rivers Across MAF programmes, we’re seeing more people from the very regions we serve stepping into vital roles - people who understand their communities deeply. Some, like Papua New Guinean aircraft engineer Amber Mori,...

A flight of hope for Pastor Simon Pierre

Published: February 2, 2026

Story by Joel Conte Pastor Simon Pierre Lamah, suffering from a herniated disc, was flown to Conakry by MAF for urgent surgery and appropriate care. Pastor Simon Pierre Lamah is the national head of the Sunday school department of a Church in...

The life-saving surgery that Bricela didn’t know she needed

Published: February 2, 2026

Story & Photos by Antsatiana Gino Randrianasolo When a young woman in Madagascar’s southeast attended a clinic supported by MAF flights, she did not realise she was about to receive treatment that would save her...

When the radio speaks, lives are saved

Published: September 29, 2025

Story & Photos by Mandy Glass In Papua New Guinea’s Telefomin District, transceiver radios are more than communication tools, they are lifelines. With no roads and patchy mobile coverage, health workers depend on these radios – and MAF...

Mom inspires others after beating fistula

Published: September 29, 2025

In February and March, MAF partnered with the Reconciliation Hospital in Hai Referendum to fly fistula patients to Juba for surgery. 30-year-old Tensa, the mother of eight, with six living children, shares her story to encourage other women to seek...