SEATTLE, Dec. 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing (NYSE: BA)
partnered with Emirates Airline and U.S.-based non-profit
organization Another Joy Foundation to transport a consignment of
critically-needed blankets and sleeping bags on board the airline's
newly delivered Boeing 777-300ER (Extended Range).
This is the sixth time since 2009 that Boeing and Emirates have
collaborated to transport humanitarian aid to countries to the
underprivileged in Pakistan,
Bangladesh and Somalia.
The shipment was picked up in Dubai by Iraqi Airways in coordination with
the Iraqi Ministry of Transportation. The goods will then be
distributed to underprivileged people in Iraq who are not equipped to face the bitterly
cold weather conditions.
"There is a dire need for winter gear such as blankets and
sleeping bags in Iraq especially
for the hundreds of thousands who have been displaced this year in
the country," said Elizabeth Warman,
director of Boeing Global Corporate Citizenship for the Northwest
region. "Through these collaborative efforts with our customers and
non-governmental agencies such as Another Joy Foundation, we hope
to bring some measure of relief and hope to people in need around
the world."
This is the third time this year that Boeing and Another Joy
Foundation have carried supplies to Iraq. In March, a consignment comprising of
boxes of toys were distributed to underprivileged children in Iraqi
orphanages while quilts for the displaced were shipped in
November.
"Our long standing relationship with Boeing has been further
cemented by this wonderful initiative that helps enhance the lives
of the less fortunate around the world," said Sir Tim Clark, president of Emirates. "We are glad
to work with Boeing's Humanitarian Delivery Flight program and
Another Joy Foundation, to utilize the maiden flight of one of our
new Boeing 777-300ERs in bringing critical humanitarian cargo to
aid those in need."
Headquartered in Las Vegas,
Another Joy Foundation's mission is to deliver joy and hope to less
fortunate children around the world through donations of new and
used toys, clothes, shoes and new school supplies.
Since Boeing's Humanitarian Delivery Flight program began in
1992, the company has facilitated more than 163 humanitarian
delivery flights, working in partnership with over 50 different
airlines worldwide.
Contact:
Daniel Mosely
International Communications
Boeing Commercial Airplanes
+44 2082355665
daniel.mosely@boeing.com
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