The helicopter industry has not left the aid effort in Haiti. Although Hurricane Matthew hit the Caribbean a month ago, relief organizations are still on the ground and in the air, transporting supplies and aid workers. The Washington Post put the United Nation's number of Haitians in need of food at 800,000, not to mention the amount in need of medical care. The need for helicopters is apparent.

based out of Washington, D.C., is a humanitarian relief organization that connects aviation companies and prequalified nonprofits called Airlink. The organization has aid efforts in progress all over the globe. On Oct. 18, it sent its first charter flight to Haiti, delivering more than 100,000 pounds of supplies. Continuing that effort, Airlink called on longtime supporter GE Capital Aviation Services to search for helicopters. GE then tagged its helicopter-leasing subsidiary, Milestone Aviation Group. Enter Bell Helicopter.

After putting a call out to its network of operators, Milestone said Bell answered with two helicopters with crew. As of last week, they are scheduled for a charter flight with 175,000 pounds of supplies. Airlink said the Bell 429 and a Bell 412EP, each with one pilot and one maintainer, will be sent to make deliveries in hard-to-reach areas of Haiti.

Airlink has established what it calls an “end-to-end solution,” which includes charter airlift and helicopter transport to support ground efforts for Haiti. The company is working with authorized nongovernmental organizations, Haitian government officials, airlines, rotary assets, and other logistics providers and coordination entities, among other entities to further the effort.