UAS is dedicated to investing in and improving people’s lives by implementing and supporting programs that contribute in meaningful ways. We also aim to honor our industry partners who support us and enable us to provide unrivalled global services. This can be seen through our many CSR initiatives and the UAS Outstanding Suppliers Awards.
We believe spending time and energy enriching the lives of the next generation of aviation professionals is one of the best ways to ensure a bright and positive future for the industry. Our internship programs allow high school and college students the opportunity to work in the service provider environment and obtain real-world experience in dispatch, flight operations, and customer service. The Dubai Action Project and the Hult Action Project are mentoring initiatives UAS participated in as part of the accelerated Master’s Program at Hult International Business School in Dubai and New York City.
International Operators Scholarships
UAS is the key sponsor for several different scholarship programs including the annual International Operators Scholarships, presented in coordination with NBAA and the International Operators Conference (IOC) Committee. Each year, a handful of applicants who wish to pursue further educational or career development in the business aviation community are presented with funds and support to make that wish a reality.
Enhancing Wellness
Healthcare and Welfare
Orbis is UAS’ official global charity partner. Founded in 1982, Orbis is an international charity dedicated to preserving and restoring sight in communities across the world. To date, Orbis has helped enhance the skills of more than 325,000 health care personnel in 92 countries and provided eye care treatment to over 23 million people.
UAS proudly supports the Make-A-Wish Foundation® of America. Since 1980, Make-A-Wish® has enriched the lives of children with life-threatening medical conditions through its wish-granting work. The foundation’s mission reflects the life-changing impact that a Make-A-Wish experience has on children families, and entire communities.
Enriching Environments and Lives
UAS Cares
We believe in the importance of giving back to the communities in which we operate and in spreading kindness far and wide. UAS Cares is an internal initiative that sees UAS employees volunteer their time and donate funds to support worthy causes of their choosing both locally and internationally. Employees are actively encouraged to suggest worthy causes to benefit from UAS Cares.
Mitch Launius
Instructor Pilot for 30 West IP
Mitch is the CEO of 30 West IP where he is also an instructor providing pilot training on international procedures. With an illustrious career of over 34 years in the cockpit, Mitch has acquired over 13,000 hours of flight time flying worldwide, with over 9,000 hours of this in Challenger and Gulfstream aircraft. He is an experienced safety officer and was also an IS-BAO project manager for a fortune 500 flight department. He has presented on Safety and Operations topics at the NBAA International Operators Conference and the Canadian Business Aviation Association Convention and is currently on the NBAA International Operators Committee and serves as the North Atlantic Regional Lead. Mitch is also a member of an FAA working group on General Aviation International Authorizations and Tabletop Exercises (GIATE). He was recently selected to represent IBAC as a member of the ICAO Personal Training and Licensing Panel (PTLP) and was also recently named as a 2020 recipient of the NBAA Tony Kern Professionalism in Aviation Award for his contribution to the business aviation community.
Henry ‘Duke’ LeDuc
Director Of Operations, Americas, UAS International Trip Support
Duke has been a dearly respected member of UAS Americas team and the UAS global family for more than five years. A safety-oriented, FAA-licensed aircraft dispatcher, he oversees all of the operations of the elite UAS Operations Team. With twenty-five years of experience in aviation overall with more than fifteen years of experience in international flight planning and VVIP trip coordination, he is responsible for the development of the dispatch training program and involved in the strategic development of UAS Americas. With a myriad of rich aviation experience behind him, he has extensive experience in worldwide operations with both corporate and charter environments, including seven years as Operations/Dispatch Manager in an industry-leading, Fortune 500, IS-BAO Stage III Certified corporate flight department. Duke is frequently asked shares his knowledge at major industry events and is currently serving on the NBAA’s International Operators Conference (IOC) Planning Committee.
Dudley King
President and Founder, FlightBridge
Dudley is the Founder and President of FlightBridge, which he established in 2011 and has been focused on technology solutions for the private aviation industry since 2006. Since he graduated from Dartmouth in 1988, he has worked with an array of companies listed anywhere from VentureWire to the Fortune 100. A rare blend of executive, entrepreneur, and consultant, Dudley’s executive roles have included acting CIO positions for several companies and tech advisory services to CEOs trying to rebuild their technology organizations or looking for an external, professional point of view. Highly skilled at deeply understanding his customer’s business challenges and drawing from a long and varied experience in information technology services, Dudley excels at designing technology solutions to solve their problems.
Dr. Paulo Alves
Global Medical Director, Aviation Health, Medaire
Paulo has extensive experience in medical advisory in the aviation industry. As a cardiologist, he provides technical guidance and analysis for MedAire’s MedLink medical advisory service and is MedAire’s liaison with civil aviation regulators and industry associations. Paulo worked with Varig Brazilian Airlines for 23 years, 10 of which were spent as General Medical Manager. A member of the MedAire Medical Advisory Board, Paulo is also President of the Ibero-American Aerospace Medical Association, a member of the International Academy of Aerospace Medicine, a member of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Safety Committee, a Fellow of the Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA), and a Fellow of the Civil Aviation Medical Association. Throughout his illustrious career, Paulo has held industry leadership roles including Chairperson of the AsMA’s Air Transport Medicine Committee, President of the Airlines Medical Directors Association, President of the Brazilian Society of Aerospace Medicine and was a member of the IATA Medical Advisory Group from 2002 to 2006.
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