I think it's got to the point where it doesn't matter where the aid packets land, as long as the aid lands somewhere.
Co-ordinated efforts of UN sanctioned military pilots, perhaps? Perhaps pilots who need to rack up their air miles and can't be sent on other missions before they reach those requirements? (food drops should be less risky, especially if neighbouring countries agree to allow flights through their airspace for this) Or here's an idea, retired military pilots who still know how to do the necessary stuff but now fly commercial aircraft. Probably not enough of those folks, but it would mean less of a need to re-direct the necessary people out of Iraq, Afghanistan and other UN hotspots.
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Date: 2008-05-14 06:22 pm (UTC)I think it's got to the point where it doesn't matter where the aid packets land, as long as the aid lands somewhere.
Co-ordinated efforts of UN sanctioned military pilots, perhaps? Perhaps pilots who need to rack up their air miles and can't be sent on other missions before they reach those requirements? (food drops should be less risky, especially if neighbouring countries agree to allow flights through their airspace for this) Or here's an idea, retired military pilots who still know how to do the necessary stuff but now fly commercial aircraft. Probably not enough of those folks, but it would mean less of a need to re-direct the necessary people out of Iraq, Afghanistan and other UN hotspots.